Temnothorax elmenshawyi

The type locality (Raydah) is located in the Asir Mountains, 10 km west of the city of Abha and with an estimated area of 9 km2. This area includes one of the last remnants of dense juniper forests (African pencil cedar, Juniperus procera (Cupressaceae) remaining on the Arabian Peninsula. Nothing is known of the biology and ecology of this species.

Identification
Temnothorax elmenshawyi can be distinguished from other members of the Temnothorax exilis species group by the impressed metanotal groove, the short, acute and broadly based propodeal spines, the finely punctate posterior half of cephalic surface, and the absence of median clypeal carina.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Saudi Arabia.

Castes
Queens and males unknown.

Nomenclature

 *  elmenshawyi. Temnothorax elmenshawyi Sharaf, Wachkoo, Hita Garcia, in Sharaf et al., 2019: 2, figs. 1, 2, 4B,F (w.) SAUDI ARABIA.