TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hamer, Matthew T.
A1  - Lee, Roger H.
A1  - Guénard, Benoit
T1  - First record of the genus Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in Hong Kong, with descriptions of two new species
T2  - European journal of taxonomy
N2  - The ant genus Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Myrmicinae, Crematogastrini) is diverse with 498 species described. Species are distributed predominately within the northern hemisphere with species richness decreasing closer to the tropics; contrary to other ant genera overall. In Southeast Asia, richness is relatively low and knowledge on the genus remains fragmentary, likely due to poor sampling efforts compared to temperate regions. Here, using specimens from recent sampling efforts, Temnothorax is reported for the first time from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Two new species, T. barrettoi Hamer & Guénard sp. nov. and T. haveni Lee, Hamer & Guénard sp. nov., are described based on qualitive morphological characters, with additional morphometric data also gathered. An updated key, as well as a distributional checklist of Temnothorax species from mainland China is provided. We suggest that the two new species are likely arboreal based on our collections, however, further arboreal sampling is necessary to confirm this hypothesis. We hope this study may spurn effort to generate further information on sub-tropical Chinese Temnothorax species.
T3  - European journal of taxonomy  : EJT - 879:116–135 
KW  - ants
KW  - China
KW  - Oriental Realm
KW  - Sino-Japanese Realm
KW  - new species
Y1  - 2023
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/69743
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-697434
SN  - 2118-9773
VL  - 2023
IS  - 879
SP  - 116
EP  - 135
PB  - Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
CY  - Paris
ER  -