Temnothorax leyeensis

Nothing is known about the biology of .

Identification
Zhou et al. (2010) - This new species differs from all known Oriental and Palaearctic species by its large size, transverse striae on occiput, anterior clypeal margin broadly concave, femora of hind legs strongly swollen and body color.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China.

Nomenclature

 *  leyeensis. Temnothorax leyeensis Zhou, et al. 2010: 23, figs. 22-24 (w.) CHINA.

Worker
Holotype. HL 1.00. HW 0.92, SL 0.72, PW 0.60, ML 1.72, PL 0.42, PH 0.30, ESL 0.22. Head longer than broad (CI 1.11), with slightly convex sides and slightly concave occipital margin, rounded occipital corners. Anterior clypeal margin broadly concave. Antennal 12-segmented, antennal scape fails to reach occipital margin by about one fifth of its length (SI1 = 0.72, SI2 = 0.78).

Mesosoma with convex dorsum, without metanotal groove. Propodeum with long, sharp spines that are weakly, widened basally (ESLI = 0.24). Humeri in dorsal view broadly rounded. Femora of hind legs strongly swollen. Petiole distinctly longer than high (PI = 1.40), with a distinct anterior peduncle: petiolar node in profile with weakly concave anterior face, weakly convex and slightly rounded dorsal plate. Postpetiole lower than petiole, subglobular.

Dorsum of head very densely punctuate and finely longitudinally seriate, occiput with transverse striations, whole head appears dull. Dorsum of pronotum coarsely reticulate, sides sinuously longitudinally striate; dorsum of metanotum and propodeum densely punctuate. Mesopleura and sides of propodeum with irregular longitudinal rugosities and punctures. Petiole and postpetiole finely and densely punctuate. Base of first gastral tergite very finely striate and punctuate, remainder of the gaster smooth and shining.

Occipital margin and dorsum of mesosoma with sparse, short, blunted standing hairs. Head, antennae and gaster reddish-black, legs brownish-red, mesosoma and waist orange.

Type Material
Holotype worker. China: Yachang Forest Management Area, Leye County, Guangxi Autonomous Region, 28 July, 2004 (Shanyi Zhou).

Etymology
This species is named after its type locality, Leye.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Zhou S., J.; Huang, D. Yu, and Z. Liu. 2010. Eight new species and three newly recorded species of the ant genus Temnothorax Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Chinese mainland, with a key. Sociobiology 56:(1): 7-26