Studies on California ants: a review of the genus Temnothorax (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

2014/01/22 by Marek L. Borowiec, Roy R. Snelling, Matthew Prebus · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Psychology · #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Plant and animal studies #Animal and Plant Science Education

paper · doi:10.3897/zookeys.372.6039

openalex publication_date 2014/01/22 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

The following ten new species of the ant genus Temnothorax are described and illustrated: T. anaphalantus (California, Baja California), T. arboreus (California), T. caguatan (Oregon, California, Baja California), T. morongo (California, Baja California), T. myrmiciformis (California, Baja California), T. nuwuvi (Nevada), T. paiute (California, Nevada), T. pseudandrei (Arizona, California), T. quasimodo (California) and T. wardi (California). A key to workers of the twenty-two Temnothorax species known or expected to occur in California is provided.

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