Temnothorax

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• Protomognathus

  Protomognathus is a genus of myrmicine ants containing obligatory slave-making species. The genus includes Protomognathus americanus, which exhibits a "prudent" slave-making strategy characterized by minimal fitness impact on host colonies compared to more destructive slave-makers. Scout workers actively seek host colonies, and colony size influences both scouting behavior and host defensive responses.

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• Temnothorax andrei

  Andre's Acorn Ant

  Temnothorax andrei is a small ant species in the genus Temnothorax, commonly known as Andre's Acorn Ant. The genus Temnothorax comprises over 350 species worldwide, with approximately 60 species known from North America. These ants are typically cavity-nesting, often inhabiting hollow nuts, acorns, or twigs. The species was first described by Emery in 1895 and is part of a genus known for its ecological importance in forest floor communities and its use in studies of social insect behavior, caste differentiation, and community ecology.

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• Temnothorax caguatan

  Temnothorax caguatan is a species of small myrmicine ant described in 2014 from California, USA. It belongs to a genus of cavity-nesting ants known for nesting in pre-existing cavities such as hollow acorns, twigs, and rock crevices. The species was one of ten new Temnothorax species described from California in a single study, effectively doubling the known species diversity of this genus in the state. Like other members of Temnothorax, it is likely a generalist scavenger with colonies of moderate size.

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• Temnothorax nevadensis

  Nevada Acorn Ant

  Temnothorax nevadensis is a species of acorn ant in the family Formicidae, originally described by Wheeler in 1903. Like other members of the genus, it is a small ant species that typically nests in preformed cavities such as hollow nuts or acorns. The species is part of a diverse genus containing over 350 species worldwide, with approximately 60 species known from North America.

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• Temnothorax obliquicanthus

  Temnothorax obliquicanthus is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae, originally described by Cole in 1953. As a member of the genus Temnothorax, it belongs to a diverse group of small ants commonly known as acorn ants or rock ants due to their frequent nesting habits. The genus contains over 350 species worldwide, with approximately 60 species documented from North America. Like other Temnothorax species, T. obliquicanthus is likely a cavity-nesting ant that utilizes pre-existing small spaces such as hollow acorns, twigs, or rock crevices for colony establishment.

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• Temnothorax whitfordi

  Temnothorax whitfordi is a species of ant in the genus Temnothorax, family Formicidae. The species was described by Mackay in 2000 and is accepted as valid in taxonomic databases. Very little specific information about this species' biology, distribution, or ecology has been published in the provided sources. The genus Temnothorax comprises over 350 species worldwide, with approximately 60 species known from North America. Members of this genus are typically small ants that nest in pre-existing cavities such as hollow twigs, acorns, or rock crevices.

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