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

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...

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Main Authors: Roy Snelling, Marek Borowiec, Matthew Prebus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014-01-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=3156
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970