Temnothorax reticulatus

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Temnothorax reticulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Temnothorax
Species: T. reticulatus
Binomial name
Temnothorax reticulatus
(Chang & He, 2001)

Identification

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: China (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.
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Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.
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Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • reticulatus. Leptothorax reticulatus Chang & He, 2001b: 3, figs. 3, 7, 11 (w.) CHINA. Combination in Temnothorax: Zhou, et al. 2010: 11 (in key).

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Chang Y.-D., D. H. He. 2001. A taxonomic study of the ant genus Leptothorax from northwestern China. Journal of Ningxia Agricultural College. 22:(2) 1-4.
  • Xin M., Y. Ma, and D. He. 2011. Fauna composition of Formicidae in Ningxia. Journal of Ningxia University (Natural Science Edition) 32(4): 403-412.