Temnothorax bermudezi

Nothing is known about the biology of .

Identification
Prebus 2017 - A member of the sallei clade.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Cuba, Greater Antilles.

Nomenclature

 *  bermudezi. Croesomyrmex bermudezi Wheeler, W.M. 1931b: 26 (w.) CUBA. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1955b: 18 (l.). Combination in Leptothorax: Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 429; in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271. Senior synonym of mutabilis: Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 429; of anemicus: Fontenla Rizo, 1997a: 49.
 * mutabilis. Croesomyrmex bermudezi var. mutabilis Wheeler, W.M. 1931b: 27 (w.) CUBA. Junior synonym of bermudezi: Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 429.
 * gracilis. Macromischa (Croesomyrmex) bermudezi var. gracilis Aguayo, 1932: 223 (w.) CUBA. [Junior secondary homonym of Leptothorax gracilis Mayr, above.] Replacement name: anemicus Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 420.
 * anemicus. Leptothorax anemicus Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 420. Replacement name for (and elevation to species of) Macromischa (Croesomyrmex) bermudezi var. gracilis Aguayo, 1932: 223. [Junior secondary homonym of †Leptothorax gracilis Mayr, 1868c: 89.] Junior synonym of bermudezi: Fontenla Rizo, 1997a: 49.

Worker
Length 4.5-5 mm.

Very closely resembling C. poeyi in the shape, sculpture and coloration of the body and the singular incrassation of the femora, but the clubs of the antennae are distinctly 4-jointed, the head is less narrowed at the occiput and, instead of being smooth and shining as in poeyi, is opaque, densely and finely punctate and with dull green reflection. The thorax is more robust, especially in the mesoepinotal region, more opaque, more finely rugulose and more densely punctate. The entire petiole is red as well as the thorax; the neck more or less infuscated; the dorsal impression of the thorax is slightly shallower. The petiole is five times as long as broad, parallel-sided behind the spiracles, which are prominent, the peduncle is somewhat stouter than in poeyi and the node rises from it less abruptly. The postpetiole is distinctly broader in proportion to its length. Erect hairs, especially on the thorax, more abundant, and those on the scapes more oblique.

Type Material
Described from several workers taken by Dr. C. G. Aguayo at Las Animas, Rangel, Pinar del Rio (type locality), and by Dr. P. J. Bermudez at La Catalina and Galalon, in the same province.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Aguayo C. G. 1932. Notes on West Indian ants. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 27: 215-227.
 * Alayo D. P. 1974. Introduccion al estudio de los Himenopteros de Cuba. Superfamilia Formicoidea. Academia de Ciencias de Cuba. Instituto de Zoologia. Serie Biologica no.53: 58 pp. La Habana.
 * Baroni Urbani C. 1978. Materiali per una revisione dei Leptothorax neotropicali appartenenti al sottogenere Macromischa Roger, n. comb. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Entomol. Basil. 3: 395-618.
 * Brandao, C.R.F. 1991. Adendos ao catalogo abreviado das formigas da regiao neotropical (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 35: 319-412.
 * Fontanla Rizo J.L. 1997. Lista preliminar de las hormigas de Cuba. Cocuyo 6: 18-21.
 * Fontenla J. L. 2001. Claves para las especies cubanas del taxon Macromischa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Leptothorax). Cocuyo (Havana) 11: 15-17.
 * Fontenla J. L., and J. Alfonso-Simonetti. 2018. Classification of Cuban ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) into functional groups. Poeyana Revista Cubana de Zoologia 506: 21-30.
 * Fontenla Rizo J. L. 1997. Lista preliminar de las hormigas de Cuba (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Cocuyo 6: 18-21.
 * Fontenla Rizo J. L. 1997. Notas y sinónimos nuevos de Leptothorax (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de Cuba. Avicennia 6/7: 47-53.
 * Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
 * Kusnezov N. 1963. Zoogeografia de las hormigas en sudamerica. Acta Zoologica Lilloana 19: 25-186
 * Wheeler W. M. 1931. New and little-known ants of the genera Macromischa, Creosomyrmex and Antillaemyrmex. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 72: 1-34.