
Insights into the evolution, biogeography and natural history of the acorn ants, genus Temnothorax Mayr (hymenoptera: Formicidae)
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 ...
PubMed Central (PMC)Unfortunately, two very interesting social parasite species - workerless inquiline
#Temnothorax #minutissimus and slavemaker T.
#duloticus - seem to be missing from this study
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#phylogeny #ants #parasitism #SocialParasitism #workerless #inquiline #slavemaker