Temnothorax wheeleri

Wheeler (1931) reports this species has been observed nesting in crevices of limestone rocks or cliffs, often with more or less tubular carton entrance.

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

Nomenclature

 *  wheeleri. Macromischa (Croesomyrmex) wheeleri Mann, 1920: 422, fig. 6 (w.q.) CUBA. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1955b: 18 (l.); Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 529 (m.). Combination in Croesomyrmex: Wheeler, W.M. 1931b: 32; in Leptothorax: Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 527; in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 272. Senior synonym of petri: Brown, 1959e: 73.
 * petri. Macromischa wheeleri subsp. petri Aguayo, 1931: 181 (w.) CUBA. Junior synonym of wheeleri: Brown, 1959e: 73.