''Temnothorax zabelini'' is a species of

ant Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...

in the genus ''

Temnothorax ''Temnothorax'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It contains more than 380 species. Biology The workers of ''Temnothorax'' species are generally small ( mesosoma length 0.715 mm). Colonies are typically monogynous, although fac ...

'', that is native to

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

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* Myrmicinae Hymenoptera of Asia Insects of Central Asia Endemic fauna of Turkmenistan Insects described in 1989 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{myrmicinae-stub