Temnothorax leimu

Nothing is known about the biology of .

Identification
Terayama (2009) - This species is easily separated from the other East Asian congeners by the absence of propodeal teeth.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Taiwan.

Nomenclature

 *  leimu. Temnothorax leimu Terayama, 2009: 182, fig. 238 (w.) TAIWAN.

Worker
Holotype. HL 0.85, HW 0.78, HW-II 0.68, SL 0.55, WL 1.05, PL 0.40, PH 0.26, DPW 0.18, PPL 0.28, PPH 0.28, PPW 0.30, TL 3.2.

Head excluding eyes 1.26 times as long as wide, with straight posterior margin in full face view; frons and vertex with thin longitudinal striae. Antennal scape short, not reaching posterior margin of head. Eye 0.15 mm in doameter. Alitrunk long, with almost straight dorsal margin; propodeal spine absent, posterodorsal corner of propodeum forming a dull angle. Petiole long, with long peduncle; node reversed broad U-shaped in profile; subpetiolar process distinct, bearing anteroventral tooth. Postpetiole as long as high, with convex dorsal margin.

Color. Head, alitrunk, and pedicel dark brown; gaster blackish brown; antenna and legs dark brown.

Type Material
Holotype. Worker, Cuifeng, Nantou Pref., 6.viii.1981, S. Kubota leg. Paratypes. 2w, Febgqihu, Chiayi Pref., 1.v.1981, M. Isono leg. NIAES.

Etymology
The specific epithet is the Chinese noun Leimu, which is the name of a Taiwanese goddess.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Guénard B., and R. R. Dunn. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1-77.
 * Terayama M. 2009. A synopsis of the family Formicidae of Taiwan (Insecta: Hymenoptera). Research Bulletin of Kanto Gakuen University. Liberal Arts 17:81-266.
 * Terayama Mamoru. 2009. A synopsis of the family Formicidae of Taiwan (Insecta, Hymenoptera). The Research Bulletin of Kanto Gakuen University 17: 81-266.
 * Terayama, M. 2009. A synopsis of the family Formicidae of Taiwan (Insecta; Hymenoptera). The Research Bulletin of Kanto Gakuen University 17: 81-266.