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SUBFAMILY MYRMICINAE - Genus Temnothorax Mayr from Europe, North Africa and Western Asia

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In Bolton's catalogue as a single genus Leptothorax (Bolton, 1995: 33). Reorganised by Bolton (2003: 270 ff) from one Genus Leptothorax into three Genera Leptothorax Mayr, Nesomyrmex Wheeler and Temnothorax Mayr.

Radchenko (2004) noted that Leptothorax (s. str.) includes only 16 free living and socially parasitic Holarctic, mainly boreal, species. After the revised separation by Bolton (2003), Radchenko noted the Palaearctic as containing 187 Temnothorax species but only 11 from the Afrotropical and Oriental Regions. Following his own study, Radchenko described several new species from the East Palaearctic, taking the Temnothorax total there to 19 species. The sole Leptothorax was L. acervorum.

Menozzi (1939a: 307) key to Himalayan species. All with 12-segmented antennae, plus Leptothorax acervorum (11-segmented antennae).

The worker and queen characters (after Bolton, 2003) are as:

  • 1. Median clypeus without an anterior projecting lobe overlapping the base of the mandibles.
  • ii. Anterior clypeal margin without an isolated median seta.
  • iii. Clypeus with a median carina.
  • iv. Anterior clypeal margin usually raised away from the mandibles.
  • v. Stipes of maxillae without a transverse crest.
  • vi. Antennae 11- or 12-segmented.
  • vii. Head without frontal carinae of antennal scrobes.

Separation of species - this is a catalogue rather than a key but I have tried to group similar forms. Simple visual assessment suggests that a full modern revision might lead to a good deal of synonymization.

The links lead to folders with available images, many of types from Antweb, and source material.

Unless given, all were described originally as Leptohorax species. Where possible I give the total length (TL) as listed by the original author.  It is not uncommon to find some modern authors who do not give TL. Although it is not always reliably exact, due to gaster shrinkage, it is the most easily measurable dimension for a field worker to assess.

Note: Radchenko (1994c) is unavailable; Radchenko (1994d) has an illustrated key but the text is in Russian. Type locations as stated on Antweb, most but not all checked.

Male only - Temnothorax arcanus (Kutter, 1973c: 327). Switzerland

Queen only - Temnothorax marocana (Santschi, 1909c: 463); (Antweb type images). Morocco.

Worker - no description available Temnothorax nordmeyeri (Schulz, 1997: 305); very long propodeal spines, scape exceeds occiput by ca 1/3 its length, uniformlu pale yellowotherwise similar to T. microreticulatus (see Bharti, Gul & Schulz, 2012) India.



Head
Profile
Primary separation
Petiole profile domed
Species grouped around T. rottenbergi by Sant

Primary separation Petiole profile angular to triangular



Temnothorax anodonta
(Arnol'di, 1977a: 199)
TL 2.6-3.0 mm, HW 1.08 mm, HL 1.33; brown; Armenia
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)
Temnothorax anodonta

Temnothorax archangelskiji (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1926b: 74)
TL 2.4-2.8 mm; yellow, gaster darker; Kazakhstan
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)


Temnothorax archangelskiji

Temnothorax discoloratus
(Arnol'di, 1977a: 200).
TL ?; Russia
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax discoloratus

Temnothorax jailensis
(Arnol'di, 1977a: 200).
TL ?; Russia. Apparently like discoloratus
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)



Temnothorax janushevi
(Radchenko, 1994c: 27)
TL ?. Tajikistan
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)


Temonothorax janushevi

Temnothorax knipovitshi
(Leptothorax tuberum subsp. knipovitshi, Karavaiev, 1916a: 499)TL 2 mm; yellow; originally described as a variety of T. tuberum. Russia
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax knipovitshi

Temnothorax kurilensis
(Radchenko, 1994c: 32)
TL ?. Russia
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax kurilensis

Temnothorax leoni
(Arnol'di, 1971: 1820)
TL ? Kazakhstan
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax leoni

Temnothorax melnikovi
(Ruzsky, 1905b: 599)
TL 2.5-2.7mm. "Kazan"
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax melnikovi

Temnothorax semenovi
(Ruzsky, 1903b: 311)
TL 2.5-2.8 mm; ?. Transcaspia
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax semenovi

Temnothorax schaufussi
(Aphaenogaster schaufussi, Forel, 1879b: 465)
TL 3.5-4.0 mm; dark castaneous brown, appendages lighter; lateral alitrunk weakly striate; Spain
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)
No images


Temnothorax sevanensis
(Arnol'di, 1977a: 210).
TL 2.3-2.7 mm; Armenia
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)
No images description Russian


Temnothorax singularis
(Radchenko, 1994c: 29)
TL ?. Tajikistan
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax singularis


Temnothorax susamyri
(Dlussky, 1965b: 28)
TL x mm; Kyrgyz Republic
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax susamyri

Temnothorax tamarae
(Radchenko, 1994c: 23)
TL x mm; the frontal carinae and head shape suggest this is not a Temnothorax
Georgia
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax tamarae

Temnothorax tianschanicus
(Tarbinsky, 1976: 100)
TL x mm; yellow-brown
Kyrgyz Republic
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax tianschanicus

Temnothorax werneri
(Radchenko, 1994c: 24)
TL x mm; yellow-brown
Caucasus
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax werneri

Temnothorax rabaudi
(Bondroit, 1918: 129)
TL 2.6-3.0 mm
France, southern
Junior synonym of Temnothorax aveli: Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009 PDF: 494.


Temnothorax rabaudi
Without propodeal spines



Temnothorax anodontoides
(Dlussky & Zabelin, 1985: 227)
TL 1.9-3.0 mm, HW 0.82 mm, HL 1.1?; brown
"Turkmenia" (may = Turkmenistan)
No type images but see https://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=cfh000026

Temnothorax anodontoides

Temnothorax inermis
(Forel, 1902c: 229)
TL 4.0 mm.
India
, Dharmsala, Sage.
Temnothorax inermis
Temnothorax inermis

Temnothorax wollastoni
(Donisthorpe, 1940a: 45)
TL 2.6 mm
Portugal, Madeira.
Temnothorax wollastoni
Temnothorax wollastoni

Temnothorax wroughtoni
(Forel, 1904c: 22)
TL 2.3-3.2 mm
India, Liddar Valley, 1981m, Wroughton
Temnothorax wroughtoni
Temnothorax wroughtoni
With short propodeal spines


HL = HW




Temnothorax albipennis
(Stenamma albipennis, Curtis, 1854: 218) United Kingdom, no location given
TL ca 2.1-2.6 mm
Images of junior synonym tuberointerruptus
Temnothorax albipennis
Temnothorax albipennis

Temnothorax unifasciatus
(Formica unifasciata, Latreille, 1798: 47)
TL x mm (images with label "type" not that cannot be the case)
France
Temnothorax unifasciatus
Temnothorax unifasciatus

Temnothorax nadigi (Kutter, 1925: 409)
TL 2.3-3.2 mm
Switzerland
Temnothorax nadigi
Temnothorax nadigi

Temnothorax nylanderi
(Myrmica nylanderi, Foerster, 1850a: 53, male;
worker (Forel, 1874) TL 2.3-3.0 mm
Germany
Temnothorax nylanderi
Temnothorax nylanderi

Temnothorax sebessae
(Leptothorax tuberum r. tebessae, Forel, 1890a: lxxiv
TL 1.8-2.2 mm
Algeria, Djebel Ozmor, 1300 m.
Temnothorax sebessae
Temnothorax sebessae

Temnothorax tauricus
(Leptothorax (L.) tuberum subsp. unifasciatus var. taurica, Ruzsky, 1902d: 22)
TL 2.3-2.8 mm (j. syn. pithyusae Arnol'di, 1977: 201)
Ukraine
Temnothorax tauricus
Temnothorax tauricus

Temnothorax turcicus (Santschi, 1934d: 278)
TL 2.6 mm
Turkey, Izmir, Santschi
Temnothorax turcicus
Temnothorax turcicus

Temnothorax alienus Schulz, Heinze & Pusch, 2007: 3
TL x mm; HL 0.67, HW 0.58
Italy
Temnothorax alienus
Temnothorax alienus

Temnothorax kirghizicus
(Tarbinsky, 1967: 100)
TL x mm
Kyrgyz Republic

Temnothorax kirghizicus
HL > HW




Temnothorax convexus (Forel, 1894d: 36)
TL 2.5-3.0 mm (non-type images)
Algeria
Temnothorax convexus
Temnothorax convexus

Temnothorax alpinus (Ruzsky, 1902d: 22)
TL x mm
Russia
Temnothorax alpinus
Temnothorax alpinus

Temnothorax saxonicus (Leptothorax sordidulus ssp saxonicus Seifert, 1995: 14)
TL x mm
Germany
Temnothorax saxonicus
Temnothorax saxonicus

Temnothorax schoedli
(Seifert, 2006: 8)
TL x mm
Turkey
Temnothorax schoedli
Temnothorax schoedli

Temnothorax obscurior (Leptothorax tuberum r. melanocephalus Emery var. obscurior n. var. Forel, 1890a: lxxiv; Dalla Torre, 1893: 128)
TL 2.2 mm
Algeria
Temnothorax obscurior Temnothorax obscurior

Temnothorax monjauzei (Cagniant, 1968b: 83)
TL 2.25-2.44-2.90 mm; head dull brownish-red, alitrunk and pedicel red to pale reddish-brown, gaster darker brown
Algeria
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax monjauzei

Temnothorax lagrecai
(Baroni Urbani, 1964b: 48)
TL 2.0-2.6 mm; variable yellow-brown, first gastral tergite darker
Italy, Sicily (cf parvulus)
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax lagrecai

Temnothorax gredosi TL 2.15-2.50-2.90 mm
Spain
Temnothorax gredosi Temnothorax gredosi

Temnothorax theryi
(Santschi, 1921b: 425)
TL 2.4 mm
Morocco, Rabat, Thery
Temnothorax theryi Temnothorax theryi

Temnothorax tricolor (Santschi, 1925g: 346)
TL 3.4 mm; note queen only described (listed as worker in Antweb)
Morocco, Rabat, Thery
Temnothorax tricolor queen
Temnothorax tricolor queen

Temnothorax niger
(confused nomenclature as worker described, as Leptothorax glaber by Santschi, 1925g: 345; L. niger Forel, 1894f: 42)
TL 2.2 mm
France, Italy & Spain

Temnothorax niger
Temnothorax niger

Temnothorax grouvellei
(Bondroit, 1918: 135)
TL x mm; as niger but more densely sculptured
France, high Alps, Briançon, A Grouvelle
See unlabelled images at https://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?code=antweb1008440
No images and brief description


Temnothorax schurri (Leptothorax rothneyi r. schurri n. strips, Forel, 1902c: 231)
TL 2.5-2.8 mm
India, Pachmarhi, Schurr
  Müller, 1923b: 96 (w.) ITALY.
Temnothorax schurri
Temnothorax schurri

Temnothorax melas
(Espadaler, Plateaux & Casevitz Weulersse, 1984: 123)
TL x mm
France, Corsica.
Temnothorax melas Temnothorax melas

Temnothorax caesari (Espadaler, 1997c: 146)
TL 2.6 mm
Spain
Temnothorax caesari
Temnothorax caesari

Temnothorax mongolicus
(Leptothorax serviculus mongolicus, Pisarski, 1969: 299)
TL 2.4-2.6 mm; head, antennae and gaster dark blackish-brown, alitrunk brownish-yellow
Mongolia
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax mongolicus

Temnothorax recedens
(Myrmica recedens, Nylander, 1856b: 94)
TL 3.0 mm
France
Images of synonym L. pictus (Emery, 1924c: 166) from Spain; TL 2.5-2.7 mm

Temnothorac recedens
Temnothorac recedens

Temnothorax specularis
(Leptothorax tuberum F. susp. exilis Emery var. specularis n. var.,1898c: 135)
TL1.8-2.0 mm
Italy (southern)
Temnothorax specularis Temnothorax specularis

Temnothorax miserabilis
(Santschi, 1918a: 32)
TL 1.8-2.0 mm
Tunisia, Le Kef
Temnothroax miserabilis
Temnothroax miserabilis

Temnothorax antigoni
(Forel, 1911d: 331)
TL 2.5 mm
Turkey, Smyrna
Temnothorax antigoni
Temnothorax antigoni

Temnothorax arpini
(Tarbinsky, 1976: 91)
TL ?
Kyrgyz Republic
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax arpini

Temnothorax iranicus
(Radchenko, 1994c: 26)
TL
Iran
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax iranicus

Temnothorax bulgaricus
(Forel, 1892i: 314)
TL 2.2-2.5 mm
Bulgaria
Temnothorax bulgaricus
Temnothorax bulgaricus

Temnothorax pallidus
(Collingwood, 1961a: 63)
TL 2.3-2.5 mm
Pale yellow; much reduced sculpture
Afghanistan
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax pallidus

Temnothorax cornibrevis
(Collingwood, 1961a: 63)
TL 2.0 mm
Pale yellow; head and alitrunk faintly rugose, shining
Afghanistan
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax cornibrevis

Temnothorax melleus
(Leptothorax bulgaricus Forel var. melleus nov.,Forel, 1904c: 375)
TL 2.7-3.3 mm
Uzbekistan

Temnothorax melleus Temnothorax melleus

Temnothorax pamiricus (Ruzsky, 1902b: 478)
TL 2.5-3.0 mm
Russia, Iskanderkul, Pamirs, Bogojawlensky
Temnothorax pamiricus
Temnothorax pamiricus

Temnothorax shelkov (Karavaiev, 1926c: 166)
TL 1.7-2.5 mm
Azebaijan, Elisabethpol, 20.ii.1915, Schelkownikow
Temnothorax shelnikovi
Temnothorax shelnikovi

Temnothorax satunini
(Ruzsky, 1902b: 477)
TL 2.0-2.6 mm
Russia, Caucasus, K Satunin
Temnothorax satunini
Temnothorax satunini

Temnothorax fumosus
(Lepthorax satunin Ruzsky subsp. fumosus nov. subsp., Ruzsky, 1923: 4)
TL 2.3-3.0 mm
"Transcaucasus"
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)
No images


Temnothorax oxianus (Leptothorax tuberum oxianus Ruzsky, 1905b: 592)
TL 2.0-2.7 mm
Uzbekistan
Temnothorax oxianus
Temnothorax oxianus

Temnothorax gaetulus
(Santschi, 1923f: 332)
TL 2.6 mm; dark reddish-brown; weaker sculpture than normandi
Morocco, Azrou, A Thery
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax gaetulus

Temnothorax normandi
(Santschi, 1912f: 173)
TL 2.5 mm
Tunisia, Le Kef, Dr Normand.
Temnothorax normandi
Temnothorax normandi

Temnothorax korbi
(Leptothorax tuberum F. subsp. corticalis Schenk. var. korbi Emery, 1898c: 10)
TL ca 2.5 mm
Azerbaijan, Lenkoran
Temnothorax korbi
Temnothorax korbi
With moderately broad propodeal spines



HL = HW




Temnothorax corticalis
(Myrmica corticalis, Schenck, 1852, 100)
TL ca. 2.7-3.0 mm
Germany
Temnothorax corticalis
Temnothorax corticalis
HL > HW




Temnothorax atomus
(Cagniant & Espadaler, 1997: 274)
TL 1.7-2.4 mm
Morocco, Tizi-n-Test, Marrakech High Atlas, 1900 m.
Temnothorax atomus
Temnothorax atomus

Temnothorax finzii
(Menozzi, 1925d: 29)
TL 3.0-3.5 mm
Italy, nr Spilamberto
Temnothorax finzii
Temnothorax finzii

Temnothorax cristinae
(Espadaler, 1997b: 153)
TL
Spain
Temnothorax cristinae
Temnothorax cristinae

Temnothorax curtulus
(Leptothorax tebessae stirps curtulus n. st., Santschi, 1929e: 15)
TL 2.3 mm
Morocco, Rabat, Alluaud
Temnothorax curtulus
Temnothorax curtulus

Temnothorax dessyi
(Menozzi, 1936b: 289)
TL 2.8 mm; head lightly striate; colour head and gaster brownish, reminder slightly paler
Italy, Aegean Is
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)


Temnothorax dessyi

Temnothorax fultonii
(Forel, 1902c: 229)
TL 2.7-3.4 mm.
India
, Dharmsala, Fulton
Temnothorax fultoni Temnothorax fultoni

Temnothorax leviceps
(Leptothorax tuberum (typicus) F., var. leviceps, Emery 1898c: 134)
TL 2.67 mm
Italy, Bologna
Temnothorax leviceps dichroa Temnothorax leviceps dichroa

Temnothorax tyndalei
(Leptothorax tuberum F. subsp. tyndalei, Forel, 1909e: 373)
TL 2.3-2.5 mm
Algeria, near Batna
Temnothorax tyndalei
Temnothorax tyndalei

Temnothorax solerii
(Menozzi, 1936b: 291)
TL 3.0-3.2 mm; castaneous
Italy, Aegean Is.
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)
See https://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0914833

Temnothorax solleri

Temnothorax maurus
(Santschi, 1921b: 427)
TL 2.7 mm
Morocco, Arzou, Thery
Temnothorax maurus
Temnothorax maurus

Temnothorax tuberum
(Formica tuberum, Fabricius, 1775: 393)
TL 2.5-3.5 mm
Image is syntype of synonym melanocephalus Emery, 1870: 197
Sweden
Temnothorax tuberum
Temnothorax tuberum

Temnothorax rothneyi
(Forel, 1902c: 230)
TL 2.5-2.8 mm.
India
, Mussories, Rothney & Rogers.
Temnothorax rothneyi
Temnothorax rothneyi

Temnothorax pardoi (Tinaut, 1987a: 316)
TL ca 2.8 mm
Yellow, posterior of first gaster segment darker; weakly sculptured, head shiny
Spain, Granada

Temnothorax pardoi

Temnothorax parvulus (Myrmica parvula, Schenck, 1852: 103)
TL ca. 1.7-2.1 mm
Germany
Images of a modern specimen
Temnothorax parvulus
Temnothorax parvulus

Temnothorax tristis
(Bondroit, 1918: 129)
TL 3.1 mm
France, Sayat, Puy-de-Dome, M Avel
Temnothorax tristis
Temnothorax tristis

Temnothorax kaszabi
(Pisarski, 1969b: 301)
TL 2.5-2.6 mm; alitrunk and legs yellow-brown, rest dark brown; dull with longitudinal striations
Mongolia, Central Aimak, Z Kaszab
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax kaszabi

Temnothorax nigriceps
(Mayr, 1955: 441)
TL 2.5 mm
Austria, Potlenstein
Temnothorax nigriceps
Temnothorax nigriceps

Temnothorax ibericus
(Menozzi, 1922c: 329)
TL 2.4-2.7 mm
Light chestnut brown, head finely striate and matt
Spain, Pozuelo de Calatrava, de la Fuente
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax ibericus

Temnothorax himachalensis Bharti, Gul & Schulz, 2012: 327
TL 2.35-2.79 mm
India, Himachal Pradesh
Temnothorax himchalensis
Temnothorax himchalensis

Temnothorax microreticulatus
Bharti, Gul & Schulz, 2012: 331
TL 2.8-3.4 mm
India, Himachal Pradesh
Temnothorax microreticulatus
Temnothorax microreticulatus

Temnothorax sordidulus
(Müller, 1923: 96)
TL 2.6 mm
Italy, Venezia Giulia, 23.iv.1911, Roditti
Temnothorax sordidulus
Temnothorax sordidulus
With long sharp propodeal spines


HL = HW




Temnothorax affinis (Mayr, 1855: 442)
TL 2.67-2.75 mm
Austria, Prater Park, Vienna

Temnothorax affinis
Temnothorax affinis

Temnothorax crassispinus (Karavaiev, 1926f: 69)
TL
Ukraine, Kiev
Non-type images
Temnothorax crassispinus
Temnothorax crassispinus

Temnothorax angustulus (Myrmica angustula, Nylander, 1856b: 88)
TL 2.0 mm; stout erect hairs
France, southern, Monspelii, Agde
Temnothorax angustulus Temnothorax angustulus

Temnothorax peyerimhoffi
(Santschi, 1929c: 101)
TL 3.2 mm
Algeria, Hoggar, Oued Ilaman, 14-15.iii.1928
close to T. angustulus
Temnothorax peyerimhoffi
Temnothorax peyerimhoffi

Temnothorax kraussei (Leptothorax angustulus Nylander var. kraussei, Emery, 1916b: 175)
TL 2.5-3.2 mm (apparently the same as angustulus)
Italy, Mediterranean Islands
Temnothorax kraussei
Temnothorax kraussei

Temnothorax serviculus
(Ruzsky, 1905b: 603)
TL 2.0-2.5 mm
Russia
also
Temnothorax brauneri
(Leptothorax serviculus var. brauneri, Ruzsky, 1905b: 603)
Presumably similar but no images available
Temnothorax serviculus
Temnothorax serviculus

Temnothorax aveli (Bondroit, 1918: 127)
TL 2.8-3.5 mm
France, Sayat, M Avel
Temnothorax aveli
Temnothorax aveli
HL > HW



Head rectangular (occiput near straight)



Relatively small eyes




Temnothorax delaparti
(Forel, 1890a: lxxii)
TL 2.3-3.2 mm
Algeria, summit of Djebel Ozmor, nr. Tebessa.
Temnothorax delaparti
Temnothorax delaparti

Temnothorax rogeri
(Emery, 1869b: 18)
TL 2.5-3.5 mm
Italy, close to Capodimenti, Portici (not Greece as given on Antweb, Bolton, 1995))
Note: the images are of a modern specimen from Greece.
The original Emery name was in a footnote to a description of "T. recedens Nyl." from a letter from Mayr who had been sent the specimen (refers to Mayr, 1861).
Temnothorax rogeri
Temnothorax rogeri

Temnothorax suberis
Temnothorax recedens Nyl. v. suberis n.v, Forel, 1894d: 33
TL not given but smaller than type recedens with longer propodeal spines
Algeria, Djebel Keroulis
Temnothorax suberis
Temnothorax suberis

Temnothorax algiricus (Leptothorax angustulus Nyl. var. algiricus n. var. Forel, 1894d: 37)
TL not given
Algeria, Msila Forest.
Temnothorax algiricus
Temnothorax algiricus

Temnothorax santschii (Leptothorax flavispinus Andre r. santschii n. subsp., Forel, 1905b: 173
TL 2.8-4.0 mm
Tunisia, nr Kairouan
Temnothorax santschii
Temnothorax santschii

Temnothorax pan Santschi, 1936c: 203
TL 2.5 mm
Morocco, Irfane, Thery
Temnothorax pan Temnothorax pan

Temnothorax exilis
(Emery, 1869b: 15)
TL 2.5 mm
Italy, Bella Vista nr Portici
Temnothorax exilis
Temnothorax exilis

Temnothorax kiudiria
(Espadaler in Cagniant & Espadaler, 1997: 278)
TL 2.8-3.1 mm
Morocco, nr Bab Resen, Rif, 1650 m
Temnothorax kiudiria
Temnothorax kiudiria

Temnothorax nassanowi
(Ruzsky, 1895: 26)
TL x mm (unavailable)
Russia
Temnothorax nassanowi
Temnothorax nassanowi

Temnothorax volgensis
(Leptothorax nassonovi volgensis n. subsp., Ruzsky, 1905b: 582)
TL 2.0-2.5 mm
Russia
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax volgensis


Temnothorax lichstensteini
(Bondroit, 1918: 123)
TL 1.8-2.2 mm
France, Montpellier, coll. J-L Lichtenstein
Non-type images
Unlabelled lectotype at https://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=antweb1008441
Temnothorax lichstensteini
Temnothorax lichstensteini

Temnothorax italicus
(Leptothorax affinis ssp. italicus Consani ssp., in Consani & Zangheri, 1952: 41)
TL not given
Italy, Piedmont
Images of a specimen compared with type
Temnothorax italicus
Temnothorax italicus

Temnothorax artvinensis Seifert, 2006: 10
TL not given
Turkey
, nr Arvin
Temnothorax artvinensis
Temnothorax artvinensis


Temnothorax clypeatus (Myrmica clypeata, Mayr, 1853d: 282 )
TL ca 3.2 mm
Austria
Temnothorax clypeatus
Temnothorax clypeatus

Temnothorax interruptus
(Myrmica interrupta, Schenck, 1852: 106)
TL ca 2.1 mm
Germany
Images of modern specimens
Temnothorax interruptus
Temnothorax interruptus

Temnothorax flavicornis
(Emery 1870: 197)
TL 1.75-2.0 mm
Antennae 11-segmented
Itlay, Portici near Naples
Temnothorax flavicornis
Temnothorax flavicornis

Temnothorax spinosus
(Leptothorax tuberum F. subsp. spinosus Forel, 1909k: 377)
TL 1.7-2.0 mm
Algeria
Temnothorax spinosus
Temnothorax spinosus

Temnothorax personatus
(Cagniant, 1987c: 243)
TL 2.1-2.9 mm
Morocco, Central Atlas, Ifrane
Temnothorax personatus
Temnothorax personatus

Temnothorax luteus
(Leptothorax tuberum race luteus, Forel, 1874: 84)
TL 2.5 mm
Switzerland
Temnothorax luteus
Temnothorax luteus

Temnothorax gracilicornis
(Emery, 1882b: 460)
TL 3.0-3.5 mm
(Leptothorax nivarianus Santschi, 1925g: 343)
TL 3.0-3.2 mm
Spain, Teneriffe

Temnothorax gracilicornis
Temnothorax gracilicornis
Large eyes





Temnothorax graecus (Leptothorac bulgaricus Forel subsp. graecus Forel, 1911d: 336)
TL 2.7-3.2 mm
Greece
Temnothorax graecus
Temnothorax graecus

Temnothorax subcingulatus (Leptothorax luteus Forel var. subcingulata n. var. Emery, 1924c: 166)
TL not given
Spain, Algeciras
TL x mm
Temnothorax subcingulatus
Temnothorax subcingulatus

Temnothorax racovitzai (Bondroit, 1918: 133)
TL 2.3-2.7 mm
France, Eastern Pyrenees, Banyul
also Temnothorax pelagosanus
(Müller, 1923b: 88)
TL 1.8 mm (may be a small morph of graecus)
Italy
Temnothorax racovitzai
Temnothorax racovitzai

Temnothorax mimeuri
(Cagniant, in, Cagniant & Espadaler, 1997: 270)
TL 2.3-2.6 mm
Morocco, Mamora Forest
Temnothorax mimeuri

Temnothorax mimeuri

Temnothorax pallidipes (Santschi, 1910b: 61)
TL 3.3-3.8 mm
Tunisia, Le Baten, nr Kairouan
Temnothorax pallidipes
Temnothorax pallidipes

Temnothorax laurae
(Emery, 1884a: 380)
TL 2.0-2.5 mm
Tunisia, near Tunis
Temnothorax laurae
Temnothorax laurae

Temnothorax minozzii
(Leptothorax Silvestrii n. sp., Minozzi [= Menozzi], 1921: 27; replacement name, Santschi, 1922: 68)
TL 2.0-2.5 mm
Italy, Calabria

Temnothorax minozzii
Temnothorax minozzii

Temnothorax naeviventris
(Santschi, 1910b: 62)
TL 2.5-3.0 mm
Tunisia, Kairouan, xi.1909, Santschi

Temnothorax naeviventris
Temnothorax naeviventris

Temnothorax canescens (Santschi, 1908: 526, queen; Santschi, 1919g: 407, worker)
TL 2.4 mm
Spain, Canary Islands, Teneriffe
Temnothorax canescens
Temnothorax canescens

Temnothorax longipilosus
(Santschi, 1912f: 174)
TL 2.3-2.5 mm
Tunisia, Le Kef, Dr Normand
Temnothorax longipilosus
Temnothorax longipilosus

Temnothorax hadrumetensis (Santschi, 1918a: 31)
TL 2.5 mm
Tunisia, Sousse
Temnothorax hadrumetensis
Temnothorax hadrumetensis

Temnothorax universitatis (Espadaler, 1997g: 33)
TL 2.7-3.0 mm
Spain, Alacante
Temnothorax universitatis
Temnothorax universitatis

Temnothorax laciniatus
(Stitz, 1917: 338)
TL 2 mm
Pale yellow, posterior gaster deeper yellow
Algeria, Amgid (Amguid), Geyr
No type images on Antweb (August 2015)

Temnothorax laciniatus


Temnothorax lereddei
(Bernard, 1953a: 56)
TL 2.8-3.2 mm
Broader postpetiole than laciniatus
Algeria, Oukrima, 1500 m, C Leredde
Temnothorax lereddei
Temnothorax lereddei

Temnothorax crepuscularis
(Tinaut, 1995: 90)
HL 0.58-0.66, HW 0.47-0.53
Dull yellow
Spain, Granada, Barranco de la Ermita
Temnothorax crepuscularis
Temnothorax crepuscularis

Temnothorax foreli
(Santschi, 1907: 330)
TL 2.6-3.0 mm
Tunisia, Dratamar, near Kairouan, 5.iii.1906
Santschi noted this as close to laurae
Temnothorax foreli

Temnothorax foreli

Temnothorax nigritus
(Emery: 1878c: 51, footnote)
TL 2.5-2.7 mm
Algeria, Lambessa
Temnothorax nigritus
Temnothorax nigritus

Temnothorax platycephalus
(Espadaler, 1997b: 153)
TL not given
Spain, Calarilla, Sierra de Cazorla, 17.v.1982, C M Herrera
close to ibericus
Temnothorax platycephalus
Temnothorax platycephalus

Temnothorax liviae
(Agosti & Collingwood, in Collingwood et al., 2011: 430)
TL 4.2 mm
United Arab Emirates
Temnothorax liviae
Temnothorax liviae
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