Temnothorax simlensis

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: India.

Biology
Ecology: The nests of this species were located on a hill slope covered with grasses and stones, in a temperate forest, which comprises mostly of Pinus and Cedrus trees. The nests were small, usually 4 to 5 inches deep with low abundance of workers. The recorded nest temperature ranged from 14°C to 28°C and relative humidity from 42% to 91%. This species has been observed to share a plesiobiotic association with two of the Myrmica species (M. aimmonissabaudiae and M. cachmiriensis) distributed in the region, where these different ant species nest very close to each other under the stones, but are not engaged in direct communication, unless their nest chambers are broken open, in which case fighting and brood capturing have been observed

Nomenclature

 *  simlensis. Leptothorax rothneyi var. simlensis Forel, 1904c: 22 (w.) INDIA.
 * Status as species: Bharti, Gul & Sasi, 2016: 749.