Temnothorax tyndalei

Temnothorax tyndalei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Temnothorax
Species:	T. tyndalei
Binomial name
Temnothorax tyndalei (Forel, 1909) Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Leptothorax balli Santschi, 1939 Leptothorax cervantesi Santschi, 1919

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 42.433889° to 31.133333°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Algeria (type locality), Iberian Peninsula, Morocco, Spain.

Distribution based on AntMaps

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.

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.

Castes

Images from AntWeb

Syntype of Leptothorax cervantesi. Worker. Specimen code casent0912919. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland.

Nomenclature

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

• tyndalei. Leptothorax tuberum subsp. tyndalei Forel, 1909e: 373 (w.) ALGERIA. Cagniant, 1966a: 18 (q.m.). Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271. Raised to species: Cagniant, 1966a: 17. Senior synonym of balli, cervantesi: Cagniant & Espadaler, 1997: 273.
• cervantesi. Leptothorax cervantesi Santschi, 1919e: 242, fig. 1 (w.) SPAIN. Junior synonym of tyndalei: Cagniant & Espadaler, 1997: 273.
• balli. Leptothorax balli Santschi, 1939c: 3, fig. 1 (w.) MOROCCO. Junior synonym of tyndalei: Cagniant & Espadaler, 1997: 273.

References

• Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 271, Combination in Temnothorax)
• Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
• Cagniant, H. 1966a. Description des trois castes de Leptothorax tyndalei (Forel) (Hym. Formicidae). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 71: 17-21 (page 18, queen, male described)
• Cagniant, H. 1966a. Description des trois castes de Leptothorax tyndalei (Forel) (Hym. Formicidae). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 71: 17-21. (page 17, Raised to species)
• Cagniant, H.; Espadaler, X. 1997. Les Leptothorax, Epimyrma et Chalepoxenus du Maroc (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Clé et catalogue des espèces. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. (n.s.) 33: 259-284 (page 273, Senior synonym of balli and cervantesi)
• Forel, A. 1909k. Études myrmécologiques en 1909. Fourmis de Barbarie et de Ceylan. Nidification des Polyrhachis. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 45: 369-407 (page 373, worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
• Cagniant, H. 1968. Liste preliminaire de fourmis forestieres d'Algerie. Resultats obtenus de 1963 a 1964. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse 104: 138-147
• Cagniant, H. and X. Espadaler. 1997. Les Leptothorax, Epimyrma et Chalepoxenus du Maroc (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Clé et catalogue des espèces. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. (n.s.) 33: 259-284
• Cagniant, H. "Contribution à la connaissance des fourmis marocaines: Aphaenogaster atlantis Santschi, 1929 bona species (n. status) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae)." Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A Zoologie, Biologia et Écologie Animales (4)12 (1990): 123-133.
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