Temnothorax rugatulus
| Temnothorax rugatulus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Temnothorax rugatulus worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | T. rugatulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnothorax rugatulus (Emery, 1895) | |
Temnothorax rugatulus is a species of ant in the genus Temnothorax.[1] It is found in North America.[2] Colonies are either monogynous (with single reproductive queen) or polygynous (multiple queens). Queens in monogynous colonies are generally larger (marcogynes), about twice the size of conspecific workers; polygynous colonies have smaller queens (microgynes), typically slightly smaller than the workers.[3] It is known that some of its specializations in colonies include being lazy.[4]
References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2015). "Temnothorax rugatulus". AntCat. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ Rüppell, O.; Heinze, J.; Hölldobler, B. (1998). "Size-dimorphism in the queens of the North American ant Leptothorax rugatulus (Emery)". Insectes Sociaux. 45: 67. doi:10.1007/s000400050069.
- ↑ Mackay, W. P. (2000). "A review of the New World ants of the subgenus Myrafant, (genus Leptothorax) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Sociobiology. 36: 265–444.
- ↑ Charbonneau, D., & Dornhaus, A. (2015). Workers ‘specialized’on inactivity: Behavioral consistency of inactive workers and their role in task allocation. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 69(9), 1459-1472.
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