Taxonomy of Temnothorax simlensis stat. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with first description of sexual castes along with a mention of its plesiobiotic association with Himalayan species of genus Myrmica

Sociobiology

Irfan Gul¹  Sishal Sasi¹  Himender Bharti¹ 

[1] Punjabi University Patiala

关键词: Temnothorax;    Myrmicinae;    Himalaya;    plesiobiotic association;    Myrmica;   

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来源: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Brazil

【 摘 要 】

The subspeciesTemnothorax rothneyi simlensis(Forel) is raised to species rank asTemnothorax simlensisstat. nov. All three castes are recorded, with the queen and male castes described for the first time. This revision is based on the comparative data from morphometry, descriptions, digital images and distribution. In addition, we provide first-hand information about the plesiobiotic association of this species with Himalayan species of genusMyrmica.A revised key to the worker caste of known Indian species ofTemnothoraxis also provided.

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