T. duloticus might be even closer to T. curvispinosus than T. minutissimus, but I couldn't fully resolve that.
#Temnothorax #Cardiocondylini (#Formicoxenus group) #ants #phylogeny #socialparasitism
Unfortunately, two very interesting social parasite species - workerless inquiline #Temnothorax #minutissimus and slavemaker T. #duloticus - seem to be missing from this study
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5729518/
#phylogeny #ants #parasitism #SocialParasitism #workerless #inquiline #slavemaker
Temnothorax (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) is a diverse genus of ants found in a broad spectrum of ecosystems across the northern hemisphere. These diminutive ants have long served as models for social insect behavior, leading to discoveries about social learning ...
Here's a more comprehensive phylogeny [by me]. Social parasite ants are so cool!
#SocialParasitism #workerless #inquiline #slavemaker #ants #phylogeny #EvolutionaryTree #TreeOfLife #Formicoxenus #Leptothorax #Harpagoxenus #Temnothorax