Temnothorax Mayr, 1861

Sharaf, Mostafa R., Aldawood, Abdulrahman S., Economo, Evan P., Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad & Garcia, Francisco Hita, 2019, taxonomy of Arabian Temnothorax Mayr (formicidae: Myrmicinae) with description of a new species enhanced by x-ray microtomography, Scientific Reports 9, pp. 1-7 : 3-4

Key tothe Arabian Temnothorax Mayr (worker caste).

1. Eyesexceptionallylarge (OI 46) ( Fig. 4C,G )……………………………………….. T. liviae

T Eyes well developed butsignificantly smaller (OI 32–37) ( Fig. 4A,B ,D–F,H)……..2

2. Bodycolourverydarkbrowntoblackish; cephalicdorsumandsidesofheadbehindposterioreyelevel mostly unsculptured and shiny with sparse punctate ground sculpture ( Fig. 4B,F ) ………………………… ……………………………………………………..……. T. elmenshawyi

T Body colour yellowish; most of head with distinct rugose/rugulose sculpture ( Fig. 4A,D, E,H )………………………………………………………………………………………………3

3. Frontalcarinaewell-developed; propodealspineslongandacute; petiolewithtwopairsoferectsetae ( Fig. 4A,E )…………………………………………………………………………………… T. arabicus

T Frontal carinae feeble; propodealspines shortand blunt; petiolewith a singlepairof erect setae ( Fig. 4D,H )… ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. T. megalops .

Figures

Figure 4. (A–H) Morphological overview of Arabian Temnothorax fauna.Body in profile and head in full face view. (A,E) Temnothorax arabicus Sharaf & Akbar (CASENT0746640 – AntWeb, photographer:Zach Lieberman); (B,F) Temnothorax elmenshawyi sp. n. (CASENT0922350 – AntWeb, photographer: Michele Esposito); (C,G) Temnothorax liviae (Agosti & Collingwood) (CASENT0102700 – AntWeb,photographer:April Nobile); (D,H) Temnothorax megalops (Hamann & Klemm) (CASENT0712601 – AntWeb, photographer:Matthew Prebus).