Temnothorax kathmanduensis

These ants have been collected in Nepal from the planted forest at Tribhuvan University Campus area, Kirtipur in 2016 by hand collection and in 2019 by pitfall trapping along with a queen. They were also hand collected from Sundarijal forest, SNNP in 2020.

Identification
This species is more closely related with Temnothorax wroughtonii but former can be distinguished from the later by dentate propodeum, distinctly sculptured head and mesosoma. Temnothorax kathmanduensis is also comparable with Temnothorax inermis, but differs from the later in having dentate propodeum, differently sculptured head and mesosoma, shallow pronoto-mesonotal suture, and shape of the petiolar node.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Nepal.

Nomenclature

 * . Temnothorax kathmanduensis Subedi, Budha & Yusupov, 2023: 10, figs. 3A–C, 4A–C (w.q.) NEPAL.

Type Material

 * Holotype: worker (CDZMTU HymF116), Nepal: Bagmati Province, Center for Nepal and Asian Studies premises, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, 27.6814°N, 85.2831°E, 1330 m asl, pitfall collection, 27–29.V 2019, leg. I.P. Subedi.
 * Paratypes: 6 workers (CDZMTU HymF117), same data as a holotype; 2 workers (CDZMTU HymF118); Nepal: Bagmati Province, Kathmandu, Sundarijal Forest, SNNP, 27.7697°N, 85.4250°E, 1577 m asl, hand collection, 10.X 2020, leg. I.P. Subedi; 2 workers (CDZMTU HymF119), Nepal: Bagmati Province, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, coronation garden, TUC, 27.6814°N, 85.2831°E, 1330 m asl, 1.V 2016, leg. I.P. Subedi; 1 queen (CDZMTU HymF120), same data as a holotype.