Temnothorax misomoschus, Prebus, 2021

Prebus, Matthew M., 2021, Taxonomic revision of the Temnothorax salvini clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a key to the clades of New World Temnothorax, PeerJ (e 11514) 9, pp. 1-462 : 200

misomoschus group overview

This group is monotypic, with the nominal Temnothorax misomoschus sp. nov. being the only member. With its depressed propodeum, strongly curved propodeal spines, and nearly complete lack of standing setae, this species is distinctive in the salvini clade, not to mention the genus as a whole. Collected from only a couple of geographically disparate collections (southern Texas and Nicaragua; Fig. 120G ), this species apparently has a large range, but we still know little about its biology. It is sister to the goniops group (Prebus, in prep.).

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Figure 120 Temnothorax misomoschus sp. nov. (A–C) Holotype worker (LACMENT323430). (A) Full-face view. (B) Profile view. (C) Dorsal view. (D–F) Paratype gyne (LACMENT323429). (D) Full-face view. (E) Profile view. (F) Dorsal view. (G) Geographical and elevational distribution of specimens examined. Type localities are represented by triangles, non-type localities are represented by circles. Bounding box in inset map shows location of main map. Scale bars 0.2 mm. Full-size DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11514/fig-120