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Temnothorax arkasi
| Temnothorax arkasi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species group: | anodontoides |
| Species: | T. arkasi |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnothorax arkasi Salata & Borowiec, 2022 | |
The type locality is placed in an alpine zone on the rocky northern slopes of Mt. Parnon overgrown with a young and sparse fir forest. The altitude indicated on the labels (1700 m) is most likely overestimated as the site indicated by the geographical coordinates given on the label gives the actual altitude of 1375 m.
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Greece (type locality).
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. |
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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.
- arkasi. Temnothorax arkasi Salata & Borowiec, 2022: 144, figs. 1-3, 7,19 (w.) GREECE.
- Type-material: holotype worker, 14 paratype workers.
- Type-locality: holotype Greece: Peloponnes, Prov. Arkadia, Parnon, 3 km. W Sitena, 37°18’N, 22°36’E, 1700 m., 25.iv.2000, LBC-GR02714 (A. Schulz & K. Vock); paratypes: 3 workers with same data, 5 workers with same data but sample no. AS2, 6 workers with same data but sample no. AS3.
- Type-depositories: MNHW (holotype); MHNG, MNHW, PWCP (paratypes).
- Distribution: Greece.
Type Material
- Holotype: worker (CASENT4015000, pin), label: “Greece, Peloponnes | Prov. Arkadia | A. Schulz & K. Vock lgt. || Parnon, | 3 km W Sitena | 37°18'N, 22°36'E | 25.4.2000 1700 m || Collection L. Borowiec | Formicidae | LBC-GR02714” (MNHWDBET).
- Paratypes: 3 workers (CASENT4015001–CASENT4015003): the same data as holotype; 5 workers (CASENT4015004–CASENT4015008): the same data as holotype + “Sample Nr. | AS1”; 8 workers (CASENT4015009–CASENT4015016): the same data as holotype + “Sample Nr. | AS2”; 6 workers (CASENT4015017–CASENT4015022): the same data as holotype + “Sample Nr. | AS3” (MHNG, MNHW-DBET, PW).