Temnothorax mongolicus

Identification
T. mongolicus most resembles Temnothorax pisarskii, with details about distinctions between these two ants noted under the latter.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Russian Federation.

Nomenclature

 *  mongolicus. Leptothorax serviculus subsp. mongolicus Pisarski, 1969b: 299, figs. 5-10 (w.) MONGOLIA. Radchenko, 1995c: 18 (q.m.). Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271. Raised to species: Radchenko, 1994d: 156 (in key); Radchenko, 1995c: 18.

Type Material
Radchenko (2004) - Mongolia, Songino, 24 km SW from Ulan-Bator, 22.v.1962, No 3299, leg. R. Bielawski & B. Pisarski; paratypes: 4 workers, Mongolia, Uburchangaj aimak, Changai Distr., 18 km S from Somon Chužirt, 1830 m a.s.l., 29.vi.1964, No. 223, leg. Z. KASZAB.

Determination Clarifications
Radchenko (2004) - Collingwood (1976) determined a couple of specimens from North Korea as Temnothorax serviculus, but really they belong to T. mongolicus (material in HNHM, examined). This mistake was repeated by Terayama et al. (1992) and by Kim (1996, 2003).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Dlussky G. M., and B. Pisarski. 1970. Formicidae aus der Mongolei. Ergebnisse der Mongolisch-Deutschen Biologischen Expeditionen seit 1962, Nr. 46. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 46: 85-90.
 * Guénard B., and R. R. Dunn. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1-77.
 * Pisarski B. 1969. Fourmis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de la Mongolie. Fragmenta Faunistica (Warsaw). 15: 221-236.
 * Radchenko A. 2004. A review of the ant genera Leptothorax Mayr and Temnothorax Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the eastern Palaearctic. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 50:109-137.
 * Radchenko, A. 2005. Monographic revision of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of North Korea. Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 55: 127-221.