Leptothorax Mayr

Ward, P. S., 2005, A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Zootaxa 936, pp. 1-68 : 13

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.171144

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6268824

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scientific name

Leptothorax Mayr
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Genus Leptothorax Mayr View in CoL

The ant genus Leptothorax formerly comprised a large and heterogeneous assemblage of species but Bolton (2003) redefined it to include only those species closely related to L. acervorum Fabricius. Most California species previously placed in Leptothorax are now assigned to Temnothorax Mayr (see below), with two species remaining in Leptothorax .

Bolton, B. (2003) Synopsis and classification of Formicidae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 71, 1 - 370.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

SubFamily

Myrmicinae