A multisource solution for a complex problem in biodiversity research: Description of the cryptic ant species Tetramorium alpestre sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Author Steinera, Florian M. Author Seifertb, Bernhard Author Moderc, Karl Author Schlick-Steinera, Birgit C. text Zoologischer Anzeiger 2010 2010-10-05 249 2010 223 254 journal article 59552 10.1016/j.jcz.2010.09.003 dc36cb20-8152-4d65-9b34-0788828fbd64 8206180
Table 1. Analysed Tetramorium nests: Taxon identity (Taxon; alphabetical order; for a discussion of nests listed under “ambiguous”, see Section 5.4.; T. alpestre = T. sp. A; nests of T. caespitum or T. sp. B exclusively analysed morphologically listed under “ T. caespitum et sp. B”). Locality (AM = Armenia, AS = Australia, AU = Austria, BE = Belgium, BU = Bulgaria, CH = China, DA = Denmark, EN = Estonia, EZ = Czech Republic, FI = Finland, FR = France, GM = Germany, GR = Greece, HR = Croatia, HU = Hungary, IT = Italy, JP = Japan, LO = Slovakia, MO = Morocco, NL = Netherlands, PL = Poland, RS = Russia, SI = Slovenia, SP = Spain, SW = Sweden, SZ = Switzerland, UK = United Kingdom, UP = Ukraine); holotype nest of T. alpestre, syntype nests of T. semilaeve var. kutteri, T. caespitum var. fusciclavum, and Tetramorium banyulense, and neotype nests of T. caespitum and T. impurum indicated by asterisks; syntype nest of T. caespitum var. penninum, indicated by “[type penninum]”. Geographic position in decimal format (Lat = latitude; Lon = longitude, positive values indicate position E of Greenwich, negative values indicate position W of Greenwich). Altitude (Alt, m a.s.l.). Date of collection (Date). Numbered haplotypes of cox1 (HT) for T. alpestre, T. caespitum, T. sp. B, T. impurum and ambiguous nests. GenBank accession numbers of cox1 (sequences taken from other studies, i.e., Schlick-Steiner et al., 2005, 2006; Steiner et al., 2005, 2006b; in brackets). Inclusion in morphological analyses (M) of workers (+) and males (§). Collector (AA = A. Attygalle, AB = A. Buschinger, AC = A. Carniel, AF = A. Freitag, AP = A. Prisuyi, AR = A. Radchenko, AS = A. Schulz, AT = A. Tartally, BH = B.E. Heterick, BM = B. Markó, BS = B. Seifert, BCS = B.C. Schlick-Steiner, BW = B. Wesenigk-Sturm, CB = C. Bernasconi, CC = C.A. Collingwood, CD = C. Deltshev, CDH = C. DeHeer, CG = C. Guofa, CM = C. Menozzi, DC = D. Cherix, DF = D. Fontaneto, EC = E. Carroll, EE = E. Eusukov, EH = E. Heiss, EL = E.B. Lopatina, EP = E. Provost, ET = E. Tikhonov, FB = F. Bernard, FMS = F.M. Steiner, FP = F. Pühringer, FR = F. Rigato, FT = Tiedemann, GB = G. Bračko, GG = G. Grabenweger, GH = G. Heller, GS = G.H. Schmidt, HK = H. Kutter, HM = H. Müller, HR = H. Rausch, HS = H.M. Steiner, JD = J. Dauber, JF = J. Frouz, JH = J.-M. Henin, JP = J. Pontin, JPE = J. Petal, JT = J. Trager, JV = J. Vogel, JW = J. Wardlaw, KV = K. Vock, KVE = K. Vepsäläinen, LE = L. Emery, LQ = L. Qiang, LS = L. Sundström, MD = M. Dubois, MN = M.G. Nielsen, MS = M. Sanetra, MT = M. Terayama, MW = M. Wuermli, NA = N. Aktac¸, NB = N. Blacker, NP = N. Pöll, PD = P. Duelli, PH = P. Hartmann, RG = R. Güsten, RGÖ = R. Göls, RN = R. Neumeyer, RP = R. Pereira, RR = R. Rausch, RR = R. Rosengren, RS = R. Schumann, RSZ = R. Schultz, SE = S.L. Esyunin, SS = S. Schödl, TA = T. Assmuth, TL = T. Ljubomirov, TN = T. Nuhn, TW = T. Wenseleers, UM = U. Maschwitz, VA = V. Antonova, VEK = V.E. Kipyatkov, VK = V. Kochnev, WC = W. Czechowski, WM = W.M. Wheeler, XE = X. Espadaler, YK = Y. Kochnev, YR = Y. Roisin). Collection (BSFS = collection of B.C. Schlick-Steiner and F.M. Steiner, housed by the Institute of Ecology of the University of Innsbruck, DAST = Department of Agroenvironmental Sciences and Technologies of the University of Bologna, MCSN = Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “Giacomo Doria” Genova, MNHN = National Museum of Natural History Paris, MZLA = Museum of Zoology Lausanne, NHMB = Natural History Museum Basel, NHMV = Museum of Natural History Vienna, SMNG = Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz, TLMF = Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck): repository of voucher specimens. Voucher specimen/DNA extract code (Voucher).
TaxonLocalityLatLonAltDateHTGenBankMCollectorCollectionVoucher
AmbiguousFR: Mont Lozere (Cévennes)44.013.97130025.VIII.1992HT96AY909266ABNo specimens left#i549
AmbiguousIT: vic. Castel del Monte42.3613.72160030.V.1994HT95AY909265+MSBSFS#i548
AmbiguousSP: Guadalaviar40.37-1.72150028.V.1995HT97AY909273TA, MSNo specimens left#i602
AmbiguousSP: Puerto de Navacerrada40.73-4.02180025.VII.2002HT99AY909278+XEBSFS#i613
AmbiguousSZ: Boudevilliers47.036.78137525.VIII.2007HT122EU434803+AFBSFS SMNG#260
AmbiguousSZ: Boudevilliers47.036.78137525.VIII.2007HT122EU434804+ §AFBSFS SMNG#261
T. alpestre sp.n.AU: Dobratsch46.5913.71173021.VII.2002HT101AY909127§BCS, FMSBSFS#TM280
T. alpestre sp.n.AU: Kühtai, pass47.2210.98180016.V.2007HT114EU434759+HMBSFS SMNG#249
T. alpestre sp.n.AU: Kühtai, Sellrain valley47.2111.01200016.V.2007+HMSMNG#250
T. alpestre sp.n.AU: Strajach46.7012.92170019.VII.2002HT101AY909355+ §BCS, FMSBSFS#TM284
T. alpestre sp.n.AU: Strajach46.7012.92170019.VII.2002HT101AY909356+BCS, FMSBSFS#TM286
T. alpestre sp.n.AU: Strajach46.7012.92170019.VII.2002HT101AY909357+BCS, FMSBSFS#TM287
T. alpestre sp.n.AU: Strajach46.7012.92170018.VI.2001HT101AY909091+BCS, FMSBSFS#TM92
T. alpestre sp.n.AU: Strajach46.7012.92170018.VI.2001HT101AY909092+BCS, FMSBSFS#TM93
T. alpestre sp.n.AU: Strajach46.7012.92170018.VI.2001HT101AY909349+BCS, FMSBSFS#TM94
T. alpestre sp.n.AU: Strajach46.7012.92170018.VI.2001HT102AY909350+BCS, FMSBSFS#TM95
T. alpestre sp.n.AU: Strajach46.7012.92170018.VI.2001HT101AY909351+BCS, FMSBSFS#TM96
T. alpestre sp.n.AU: Strajach46.7012.92170019.VII.2002HT101AY909128BCS, FMSBSFS#TM281
T. alpestre sp.n.AU: Strajach46.7012.92170019.VII.2002HT101AY909129BCS, FMSBSFS#TM282
T. alpestre sp.n.AU: Obergurgl46.8711.0219007.VIII.2001HT103AY909095+BCS, FMSBSFS#TM100