Temnothorax manni

Temnothorax manni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Temnothorax
Species group:	sallei
Species:	T. manni
Binomial name
	Temnothorax manni; (Wheeler, W.M., 1914) Specimen Labels

The types were collected at an elevation of 2600-2800 m (8,500-9,000') (Wheeler, 1914). The area was wooded with oaks and pines. The deeper canyons were riparian, but the hillsides were dry.

Identification

Prebus (2017) - A member of the sallei clade.

Mackay (2000) - The workers of this species are concolorous medium brown, with most surfaces smooth and shining. The antenna has 12 segments. The dorsum of the head is glossy, the area posterior to the insertions of the antennae have a number of concentric whorls of striae, which extends to the side of the head and posterior to the eye. The top of the mesosoma, especially the pronotum, is mostly smooth and glossy, the sculpture on the dorsum of the pronotum has fine rugae, the side of the pronotum is mostly smooth and shining, but with fine striae, and the sides of the mesosoma have striae or rugae, which become fine rugae on the propodeum. The surfaces that are sculptured are still glossy and shiny. The propodeal spines are small, but developed. The area between the spines and the descending face of the pro-podeum has transverse striae. The side of the petiole is roughly sculptured, with punctures mixed and merging into striae, the top of the node is more finely punctate, with coarse irregular rugae, the side ofthe postpetiole is finely sculptured, with fine punctures, the top has similar sculpture. The petiolar node is rounded as seen in profile.

This species is a member of a group of species in which the dorsum of the head is completely smooth and shining, but there are striae or rugae on the sides of the head. The propodeal armature consists of small spines. It could be confused with Temnothorax brevispinosus, but differs in that the hairs on the scape are mostly decumbent (suberect to nearly erect in Temnothorax brevispinosus). The propodeal armature of Temnothorax manni consists of spines, whereas the propodeal armature of Temnothorax brevispinosus is developed into tiny angles, which are little higher than the surrounding surface of the propodeum. It is perhaps most closely related to Temnothorax bristoli. It can be differentiated in that the mesopleuron and sides of the propodeum are covered with coarse rugae. These surfaces are punctate in Temnothorax bristoli. The dorsum of the propodeum of the two species has sculpture similar to the sides. The propodeal spines and shape of the petiole (in profile) are nearly identical. It can be easily separated from the similar Temnothorax punctithorax as the side of the pronotum is predominantly smooth and shining (roughly sculptured in Temnothorax punctithorax).

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Mexico: Hidalgo, Morelos.

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 20.214603° to 16.232449°.


North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Cuba, Mexico (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.

Habitat

Oak-pine woodland.

Abundance

Only known from types.

Castes

Nomenclature

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

manni. Leptothorax manni Wheeler, W.M. 1914b: 53 (w.q.m.) MEXICO. Combination in L. (Myrafant): Kempf, 1972a: 132; in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271. See also: Mackay, 2000: 361.

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

Description

Type Material

Mackay (2000) - Guerrero Mill. National Museum of Natural History [seen].

References

Aguayo, C. G. 1931. New ants of the genus Macromischa. Psyche (Camb.) 38: 175-183 (page 177, Replacement name: villarensis)*Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 271, Combination in Temnothorax)
Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da regia~o Neotropical. Stud. Entomol. 15: 3-344 (page 132, Combination in L. (Myrafant))
MacKay, W. P. 2000. A review of the New World ants of the subgenus Myrafant, (genus Leptothorax) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 36: 265-444 (page 361, see also)
Prebus, M. 2017. Insights into the evolution, biogeography and natural history of the acorn ants, genus Temnothorax Mayr (hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bmc Evolutionary Biology. 17:250. doi:10.1186/s12862-017-1095-8 (The doi link to the publication's journal webpage provides access to the 24 files that accompany this article).
Prebus, M.M. 2021. Taxonomic revision of the Temnothorax salvini clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a key to the clades of New World Temnothorax. PeerJ 9, e11514 (doi:10.7717/peerj.11514).
Snelling, R. R. 1986. New synonymy in Caribbean ants of the genus Leptothorax (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 88: 154-156 (page 155, (junior synonym and hence first available replacement name))
Varela-Hernández, F., Medel-Zosayas, B., Martínez-Luque, E.O., Jones, R.W., De la Mora, A. 2020. Biodiversity in central Mexico: Assessment of ants in a convergent region. Southwestern Entomologist 454: 673-686.
Wesson, L. G. 1935. A new species of ant from Tennessee (Hymen.: Formicidae). Entomol. News 46: 208-210 (page 208, worker, queen, male described)
Wesson, L. G. 1939. Leptothorax manni Wesson synonymous with L. pergandei Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Entomol. News 50: 180 (page 180, Junior synonym of pergandei)
Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1960b. Supplementary studies on the larvae of the Myrmicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 62: 1-32 (page 24, larva described)
Wheeler, W. M. 1914c. Ants collected by W. M. Mann in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 22: 37-61 (page 53, worker, queen, male described)
Wheeler, W. M. 1931b. New and little-known ants of the genera Macromischa, Creosomyrmex and Antillaemyrmex. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 72: 1-34 (page 19, worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

Dattilo W. et al. 2019. MEXICO ANTS: incidence and abundance along the Nearctic-Neotropical interface. Ecology https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2944
Fernandes, P.R. XXXX. Los hormigas del suelo en Mexico: Diversidad, distribucion e importancia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
Vásquez-Bolaños M. 2011. Lista de especies de hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) para México. Dugesiana 18: 95-133
Wheeler W. M. 1914. Ants collected by W. M. Mann in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 22: 37-61.