Temnothorax almeqeri, a New Ant Species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Asir Mountains, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a Key to the Arabian Temnothorax

We describe the new species Temnothorax almeqerisp. nov. from the Asir Mountains, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia based on the worker caste and present a revised key to the Arabian Temnothorax species. The new species is illustrated using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Temnothorax almeqerisp. nov. closely resembles the African species, T. cinatusBolton 1982 from Kenya, but can be distinguished by the following characters: promesonotum and mesosoma...