Temnothorax koreanus

Temnothorax koreanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Temnothorax
Species:	T. koreanus
Binomial name
Temnothorax koreanus (Teranishi, 1940) Specimen Labels

Common Name
Kado-muneboso-ari
Language:	Japanese

Temnothorax koreanus is often collected in open situations such as the seashore, parks and shrine sites. A relatively rare species. (Japanese Ant Image Database)

Identification

Terayama and Onoyama (1999) - Total length of workers around 2-2.5 mm. Body yellowish brown to blackish brown. Antennae 11-segmented; scapes short, distinctly not reaching posterior margin of head in full-face view. Anterolateral corners of pronotum distinctly angled in dorsal view. Mesosoma rugose. Propodeal spines long, about 3 times as long as wide. Petiole with a reverse U-shaped node.

T. koreanus is easily distinguished from its Japanese congeners by the distinctly angulate pronotal humeri (Japanese Ant Image Database).

Keys including this Species

• Key to Temnothorax of Japan
• Key to Temnothorax of mainland China

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 33.8446° to 33.8446°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: China, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Japan, Republic of Korea (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.

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.

Nomenclature

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

• koreanus. Leptothorax (Nesomyrmex) koreanus Teranishi, 1940: 16 (w.) KOREA. Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271. See also: Terayama & Onoyama, 1999: 88.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Type Material

Terayama and Onoyama (1999) - Worker. Type locality: Suigen, Korea (8 workers, C. Teranishi leg.) [Types presumably lost (Onoyama a, 1982).]

References

• Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71:370pp (page 271, Combination in Temnothorax)
• Hisasue, Y. 2018. Ant fauna of Matsuyama Castle. ARI 39: 18-36.
• Park, S.-H., Hosoishi, S., Ogata, K. 2014. Long-term impacts of Argentine ant invasion of urban parks in Hiroshima, Japan. Journal of Ecology and Environment 37, 123–129 (doi:10.5141/ecoenv.2014.015).
• Park, S.-H., Hosoishi, S., Ogata, K., Kasuya, E. 2014. Changes of species diversity of ants over time: A case study in two urban parks. Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University 59(1), 71–76.
• Park, S.-H., Hosoishi, S., Ogata, K., Kuboki, Y. 2014. Clustering of ant communities and indicator species analysis using self-organizing maps. Comptes Rendus Biologies 337, 545–552 (doi:10.1016/j.crvi.2014.07.003).
• Radchenko, A. 2004. A review of the ant genera Leptothorax Mayr and Temnothorax Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the Eastern Palaearctic. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 50(2): 109-137.
• Teranishi, C. 1940. Works of Cho Teranishi. Memorial Volume. Osaka:Kansai Entomological Society, 312 + (posthumous section) 95 pp. (page 16, worker described)
• Terayama, M. and K. Onoyama. 1999. The ant genus Leptothorax Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Japan. Memoirs of the Myrmecological Society of Japan. 1:71-97.
• Zhou, S., Huang, J., Yu, D., Liu, Z. 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.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Choi B.M., K. Ogata, and M. Terayama. 1993. Comparative studies of ant faunas of Korea and Japan. 1. Faunal comparison among islands of Southern Korean and northern Kyushu, Japan. Bull. Biogeogr. Soc. Japan 48(1): 37-49.
• Guénard B., and R. R. Dunn. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1-77.
• Kim B., Ryu D., Park S., and J. Kim. 1994. Systematic study on ants from coasts of Korean Peninsula (Hym: Formicidae). Korean journal of entomology 24: 293-309.
• Kim B.J. 1996. Synonymic list and distribution of Formicidae (Hymenoptera) in Korea. Entomological Research Bulletin Supplement 169-196.
• Kim B.J., S.J. Park, and J.H. Kim. 1996. Ants from Naejangsan national park (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Korean J. Soil. Zoology &(2): 120-133.
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• Okamoto H. 1972. Ants from Shikoku, Japan (7). Gensei 23:11-14.
• Onoyama K. 1989. Three ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) new to Hokkaido, Japan. Japanese Journal of Entomology 57:604.
• Paik W.H. 1984. A checklist of Formicidae (Hymenoptera) of Korea. Korean J. Plant Prot. 23(3): 193-195.
• Park S. H., S. Hosoishi, K. Ogata, and Y. Kuboki. 2014. Clustering of ant communities and indicator species analysis using self-organizing maps. Comptes Rendus Biologies http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crvi.2014.07.003
• Radchenko, A. 2005. Monographic revision of the ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of North Korea. Annales Zoologici 55(2): 127-221.
• Terayama M. 1992. Structure of ant communities in East Asia. A. Regional differences and species richness. Bulletin of the Bio-geographical Society of Japan 47: 1-31.
• Terayama M., K. Ogata, and B.M. Choi. 1994. Distribution records of ants in 47 prefectures of Japan. Ari (report of the Myrmecologists Society of Japan) 18: 5-17.
• Terayama M.; Onoyama, K. 1999. The ant genus Leptothorax Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Japan. Memoirs of the Myrmecological Society of Japan 1:71-97.