DOI: 10.25338/b87w6w
title: Map script with examples from: Taxonomic revision of the Temnothorax salvini clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a key to the clades of New World Temnothorax

description: Temnothorax is a large myrmicine ant genus with a range spanning
 the northern hemisphere, including the northern half of the Neotropics.
 Many of the Neotropical species were originally placed in the now defunct
 genus Macromischa. Recent molecular work has revealed
 that distinct lineages of Neotropical Temnothorax have
 arrived by evolutionary convergence at a morphological syndrome
 with characteristics that were used to diagnose the former
 genus Macromischa. One such lineage is
 the salvini clade, which in this study is redefined to
 contain 63 species, 35 of which are described as new. A key to all species
 of the salvini clade based on the worker caste is
 provided; additionally, a worker-based key to all clades of the New World
 is provided. The following species are redescribed: T.
 albispinus (Wheeler), T.
 androsanus (Wheeler), T. annexus (Baroni
 Urbani), T. augusti (Baroni Urbani), T.
 aztecus (Wheeler), T. ciferrii (Menozzi
 & Russo), T. flavidulus(Wheeler &
 Mann), T. fuscatus (Mann), T.
 goniops (Baroni Urbani), T.
 huehuetenangoi (Baroni Urbani), T.
 ixili (Baroni Urbani), T. leucacanthus (Baroni
 Urbani), T. nigricans (Baroni Urbani), T.
 ocarinae (Baroni Urbani), T.
 pastinifer(Emery), T. pergandei (Emery), T.
 politus (Smith), T.
 pulchellus (Emery), T.
 rugosus (Mackay), T.
 salvini (Forel), T.
 schwarzi (Mann), T.
 skwarrae (Wheeler), T.
 subditivus (Wheeler), T. tenuisculptus (Baroni
 Urbani), T. terricola (Mann), T.
 terrigena (Wheeler), T. torrei (Aguayo). The
 gynes of T. ciferrii, T. fuscatus, T. ixili, T. politus, T.
 rugosus, T. salvini, T. tenuisculptus and T.
 torrei are described. The males of T.
 albispinus and T. fuscatus are described.
 Lectotypes are designated for T. androsanus, T. annexus, T.
 augusti, T. aztecus, T. flavidulus, T. fuscatus, T. nigricans, T.
 pastinifer, T. pergandei, T. politus, T. pulchellus, T. salvini, T.
 skwarrae, T. subditivus, T. terricola, and T.
 terrigena. A neotype for Temnothorax salvini
 obscurior (Forel) is designated, the taxon is raised to species,
 and a replacement name is designated: T.
 longicaulis stat. nov., nom. nov. The following species
 are described as new: T. achii sp. nov., T.
 acuminatus sp. nov., T. acutispinosus sp.
 nov., T. agavicola sp. nov., T.
 altinodus sp. nov., T. arbustus sp.
 nov., T. aureus sp. nov., T.
 aztecoides sp. nov., T. bahoruco sp.
 nov., T. balaclava sp. nov., T.
 balnearius sp. nov., T. bison sp.
 nov., T. casanovai sp. nov., T.
 fortispinosus sp. nov., T. harlequina sp.
 nov., T. hippolytus sp. nov., T.
 laticrus sp. nov., T. leucacanthoides sp.
 nov., T. longinoi sp. nov., T.
 magnabulla sp. nov., T. misomoschus sp.
 nov., T. nebliselva sp. nov., T.
 obtusigaster sp. nov., T. paraztecus sp.
 nov., T. parralensis sp. nov., T.
 parvidentatus sp. nov., T. pilicornis sp.
 nov., T. quercicola sp. nov., T.
 quetzal sp. nov., T. rutabulafer sp.
 nov., T. terraztecus sp. nov., T.
 tuxtlanus sp. nov., T. wettereri sp.
 nov., T. wilsoni sp. nov., T.
 xincai sp. nov.
description: This is a script written in R that was used to generate the maps
 for the monograph "Taxonomic Revision of the <em>Temnothorax
 salvini</em> Clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a Key to the
 Clades of New World <em>Temnothorax</em>" published in
 PeerJ. In addition to the script, a couple of example files are included.
 The base maps are from Natural Earth (https://www.naturalearthdata.com),
 which are public domain. For more information,
 see https://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/.