Studies on California ants: a review of the genus Temnothorax (Hymenoptera,Formicidae) |
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| Authors: | Roy R Snelling Marek L Borowiec Matthew M Prebus |
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| Institution: | 1.Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, 90007 U.S.A. ; 2.University of California at Davis, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, California, 95616 U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | Taxonomy identification key North America |
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