<documentid="FE691EEA94510F2C15331A355DEFF2EB"ID-CLB-Dataset="298477"ID-DOI="10.5852/ejt.2024.936.2569"ID-GBIF-Dataset="413508e2-d5fe-4b37-bf05-a08a036fbc38"ID-ISSN="2118-9773"ID-Zenodo-Dep="11639224"ID-ZooBank="53A95458-F2C4-4486-A80B-14B121D1BD14"IM.bibliography_approvedBy="valdenar"IM.illustrations_approvedBy="felipe"IM.materialsCitations_approvedBy="valdenar"IM.metadata_approvedBy="valdenar"IM.tables_requiresApprovalFor="GgImagineBatch"IM.taxonomicNames_approvedBy="valdenar"IM.treatmentCitations_approvedBy="felipe"IM.treatments_approvedBy="valdenar"checkinTime="1718289605452"checkinUser="plazi"docAuthor="Qian, Yu-Han & Xu, Zheng-Hui"docDate="2024"docId="BF3087B3FFA62A71FD80A5A468711C23"docLanguage="en"docName="EJT.2024.936.1-97.pdf"docOrigin="European Journal of Taxonomy 936"docSource="https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2569/11663"docStyle="DocumentStyle:EF2B578F1D15862ADE45B0C07C620911.14:EJT.2018-.journal_article.type1"docStyleId="EF2B578F1D15862ADE45B0C07C620911"docStyleName="EJT.2018-.journal_article.type1"docStyleVersion="14"docTitle="Temnothorax xiaoman Qian & Xu 2024, sp. nov."docType="treatment"docUuid="A78A4A0D-00C1-484F-9E79-F6668C970D99"docUuidSource="ZooBank"docVersion="5"lastPageNumber="61"masterDocId="4309FFCBFF9C2A4DFFDFA71369081E6A"masterDocTitle="Taxonomy of the ant genera Leptothorax Mayr, 1855 and Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of China with descriptions of twenty-eight new species and a key to the known Chinese species"masterLastPageNumber="97"masterPageNumber="1"pageNumber="59"updateTime="1718389995256"updateUser="ExternalLinkService"zenodo-license-document="CC-BY-4.0"zenodo-license-figures="CC-BY-4.0"zenodo-license-treatments="UNSPECIFIED">
<mods:titleid="38FAAF33763807184F2F787A9765AFCE">Taxonomy of the ant genera Leptothorax Mayr, 1855 and Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of China with descriptions of twenty-eight new species and a key to the known Chinese species</mods:title>
<mods:affiliationid="377CBB45468F0C13E76C3CD516CF100B">Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Yunnan Province, College of Biodiversity Conservation, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan Province 650224, China. & Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan 650224, China.</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="EA3701A9FF843638CCA49CC2767B612C">Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Yunnan Province, College of Biodiversity Conservation, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan Province 650224, China.</mods:affiliation>
<taxonomicNameid="F0994D26FFA62A77FD80A5A46A7B1CBB"authority="Qian & Xu, 2024"authorityName="Qian & Xu"authorityYear="2024"box="[607,883,695,722]"class="Insecta"family="Formicidae"genus="Temnothorax"higherTaxonomySource="GBIF"kingdom="Animalia"order="Hymenoptera"pageId="58"pageNumber="59"phylum="Arthropoda"rank="species"species="xiaoman"status="sp. nov.">
<figureCitationid="AFA22A20FFA62A77FD2FA5EE6A4B1D72"box="[752,835,765,792]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="59.[190,233,1963,1989]"captionTargetBox="[189,1398,1347,1919]"captionTargetId="figure-352@59.[189,1398,1347,1919]"captionTargetPageId="59"captionText="Fig. 37. Temnothorax xiaoman sp. nov., holotype worker (SWFU A97-4109). A. Head in full-face view. B. Body in lateral view. C. Body in dorsal view."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11639330"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11639330/files/figure.png"pageId="58"pageNumber="59">Fig. 37</figureCitation>
<taxonomicNameid="F0994D26FFA62A77FDF0A47D6BA61DED"authority="Qian & Xu, 2024"authorityName="Qian & Xu"authorityYear="2024"box="[559,686,877,903]"class="Insecta"family="Formicidae"genus="Temnothorax"higherTaxonomySource="GBIF"kingdom="Animalia"order="Hymenoptera"pageId="58"pageNumber="59"phylum="Arthropoda"rank="species"species="xiaohan"status="sp. nov.">
<figureCitationid="AFA22A20FFA62A77FCF9A47E6A881DED"box="[806,896,877,903]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="57.[189,232,1963,1989]"captionTargetBox="[189,1398,1462,1922]"captionTargetId="figure-380@57.[189,1398,1462,1922]"captionTargetPageId="57"captionText="Fig. 36. Temnothorax xiaohan sp. nov., holotype worker (SWFU A07-543). A. Head in full-face view. B. Body in lateral view. C. Body in dorsal view."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11639328"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11639328/files/figure.png"pageId="58"pageNumber="59">Fig. 36</figureCitation>
), but differs in the new species propodeal spines thin and suberect, anterodorsal corner of petiolar node bluntly angled, and pronotal dorsum coarsely reticulate; in
<taxonomicNameid="F0994D26FFA62A77FE65A4A66B3C1DA4"authorityName="Qian & Xu"authorityYear="2024"box="[442,564,948,974]"class="Insecta"family="Formicidae"genus="Temnothorax"higherTaxonomySource="GBIF"kingdom="Animalia"order="Hymenoptera"pageId="58"pageNumber="59"phylum="Arthropoda"rank="species"species="xiaohan">
propodeal spines thick and posterodorsally pointed, anterodorsal corner of petiolar node narrowly rounded, and pronotal dorsum finely reticulate. The new species is also similar to
<figureCitationid="AFA22A20FFA62A77FDF0A4E96B721A7E"box="[559,634,1018,1044]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="11.[190,233,1928,1954]"captionTargetBox="[190,1399,1413,1888]"captionTargetId="figure-133@11.[190,1399,1413,1888]"captionTargetPageId="11"captionText="Fig. 7. Temnothorax congruus (Smith, 1874), holotype worker (BMNH 1014987). A. Head in full-face view. B. Body in lateral view. C. Body in dorsal view. Images cited from www.antweb.org, CASENT 0901786, photos by Ryan Perry."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11639246"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11639246/files/figure.png"pageId="58"pageNumber="59">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
), but differs in the new species petiolar node relatively higher, with rightly angled anterodorsal corner in lateral view, head dorsum finely longitudinally rugose with the central area smooth; in
petiolar node relatively lower, with bluntly angled anterodorsal corner in lateral view, head dorsum coarsely longitudinally rugose without smooth central area. This new species is also similar to
<bibRefCitationid="53084B54FFA62A77FDA9A3946A281AC8"author="Dlussky G. M."box="[630,800,1159,1186]"pageId="58"pageNumber="59"pagination="27 - 33"refId="ref43033"refString="Dlussky G. M. 1965. Entomological research in Kirghizia. Three new species of ants from Kirghizia. Entomologicheskie Issledovaniya v Kirgizii 4: 27 - 33. [In Russian.]"type="journal article"year="1965">Dlussky, 1965</bibRefCitation>
)
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(
<figureCitationid="AFA22A20FFA62A77FCE7A3946A871AC8"box="[824,911,1159,1186]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="82.[189,232,1928,1954]"captionTargetBox="[346,1242,1481,1876]"captionTargetId="figure-350@82.[346,1242,1481,1876]"captionTargetPageId="82"captionText="Fig. 65. Temnothorax susamyri (Dlussky, 1965), paratype worker (ZMUM). A. Head in full-face view. B. Body in lateral view. C. Body in dorsal view. Images cited fromwww.antweb.org, CASENT 0917448, photos by Kate Martynova."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11639416"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11639416/files/figure.png"pageId="58"pageNumber="59">Fig. 65</figureCitation>
), but differs in the new species propodeal spines not forming an arch with declivity in lateral view, anterodorsal corner of petiolar node bluntly angled, head dorsum longitudinally rugose with the central area smooth; in
propodeal spines formed an arch with declivity in lateral view, anterodorsal corner of petiolar node acutely angled, head dorsum smooth on the central longitudinal strip and reticulate laterally.
<materialsCitationid="87F13CF8FFA62A77FF35A2E76B3E1812"ID-GBIF-Occurrence="4878422369"collectedFrom="foraging on the ground in conifer-broadleaf mixed forest"collectingDate="1997-06-27"collectionCode="SWFU"collectorName="Cong Wei"country="China"elevation="1400"latitude="33.813847"location="Huangbaiyuan Scenic Area"longLatPrecision="1"longitude="107.526566"municipality="Qinling Mountains"pageId="58"pageNumber="59"specimenCode="A97-4109"specimenCount="1"stateProvince="Shaanxi Province"typeStatus="holotype">
<paragraphid="372636A5FFA62A76FF62A0206D211F2C"blockId="58.[187,1399,1842,1974]"lastBlockId="59.[189,1398,265,327]"lastPageId="59"lastPageNumber="60"pageId="58"pageNumber="59">In full-face view head roughly rectangular, longer than broad, posterior margin slightly convex, posterior corner narrowly rounded, lateral margins weakly convex. Mandibles triangular, masticatory margin with 5 teeth. Clypeal dorsum weakly convex, with median carina, anterior margin weakly convex. Frontal lobes broad, concealing antennal sockets. Frontal carinae very short, about half length of frontal lobe. Antennae 12-segmented, scapes failing to reach posterior head margin, club 3-segmented. Eyes located at midpoint of lateral head margin, occupying 1/5 of lateral margin.</paragraph>
<paragraphid="372636A5FFA72A76FF62A67D6A841C14"blockId="59.[187,1400,366,639]"pageId="59"pageNumber="60">In lateral view pronotum moderately convex, promesonotal suture absent. Dorsa of mesonotum and propodeum straight and gently sloping down posteriorly. Metanotal groove absent. Propodeal spines short, about as long as their basal width and pointed posterodorsally; declivity straight. Propodeal lobes roughly triangular, rounded apically. Anterior peduncle of petiole very short, about ½ length of petiolar node; petiolar node roughly triangular, anterior margin straight, posterior margin weakly convex, top corner blunt angled; ventral margin weakly concave posteriorly, anteroventral corner toothed. Postpetiole as high as petiole, anterodorsal margin roundly convex, posterior margin almost straight; ventral margin short and almost straight, anteroventral corner rightly angled.</paragraph>
<paragraphid="372636A5FFA72A76FF62A5B56AA31DDC"blockId="59.[187,1401,677,950]"pageId="59"pageNumber="60">In dorsal view pronotum broadest, anterior margin moderately convex, humeral corners broadly rounded, lateral margin weakly convex. Promesotonal suture absent. Mesothorax moderately constricted and narrowing posteriorly, lateral margins strongly concave. Metanotal groove absent. Propodeum roughly square, lateral margins weakly concave, spines short, pointed posterolaterally. Petiole elongate trapezoidal and widening posteriorly, longer than broad; lateral margins with a prominence each side anteriorly, and weakly convex posteriorly. Postpetiole roughly trapozoidal, about 1.4 times as broad as petiole, narrowing posteriorly, anterior margin moderately convex, lateral margins strongly convex, posterior margin short and nearly straight. Gaster elongate oval.</paragraph>
<paragraphid="372636A5FFA72A71FF62A4CE6C5D1F2C"blockId="59.[188,1400,989,1297]"lastBlockId="60.[189,1399,265,327]"lastPageId="60"lastPageNumber="61"pageId="59"pageNumber="60">Mandibles longitudinally striate. Head dorsum longitudinally rugose with interweaved fine rugulae between the main rugae, and gradually reticulate posteriorly and laterally, interface abundantly punctate. Clypeus with three longitudinal rugae on each side, interface smooth. Dorsum of mesosoma coarsely reticulate, dorsum of mesonotum smooth in the center. Pronotal sides coarsely reticulate anteriorly and longitudinally costulate posteriorly. Mesopleura, metapleura and propodeal sides densely reticulate. Petiole and postpetiole finely reticulate, anterior face of petiolar node finely punctate, postpetiolar dorsum smooth. Gaster smooth and shiny. Head dorsum with dense erect apically blunt short hairs and dense decumbent pubescence; mesosoma, petiole and postpetiole with sparse suberect apically blunt short hairs and sparse decumbent pubescence; gaster with abundant suberect apically blunt short hairs and abundant decumbent pubescence. Scapes with dense decumbent pubescence; tibiae with abundant decumbent pubescence. Body color blackish brown; mandibles, antennae and legs yellowish brown.</paragraph>
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This new species inhabits conifer-broadleaf mixed forest (
<figureCitationid="AFA22A20FFA02A71FCA1A68F6AE41FDC"box="[894,1004,412,438]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="86.[189,232,1227,1253]"captionTargetBox="[189,1398,265,1169]"captionTargetId="figure-17@86.[189,1398,265,1169]"captionTargetPageId="86"captionText="Fig. 69. Middle elevational vegetations. A. Pinus densata Masters forest (2750 m, Bomi, Tibet). B. Pinus armandi Franch. forest (2557 m, Qiaojia, Yunnan). C. Subalpine moist evergreen broadleaf forest (2500 m, Lushui, Yunnan). D. Conifer-broadleaf mixed forest (2500 m, Huaping, Yunnan). E. Moss evergreen broadleaf forest (2450 m. Cangyuan, Yunnan). F. Warm conifer forest (2230 m, Huili, Sichuan). G. Dry-warm valley shrubland (2230 m, Muli, Sichuan). H. Semi-evergreen broadleaf forest (2050 m, Danba, Sichuan). I. Pinus yunnanensis forest (2030 m, Huaping, Yunnan). Photos by Zheng-Hui Xu."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11639434"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11639434/files/figure.png"pageId="60"pageNumber="61">Fig. 69D</figureCitation>
