Leptothorax tristis

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Leptothorax tristis
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Temnothorax luteus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Temnothorax
Species: Leptothorax tristis
Bondroit, 1918

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Temnothorax luteus.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • tristis. Leptothorax tristis Bondroit, 1918: 129, fig. 62 (w.) FRANCE. Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271. Junior synonym of luteus: Seifert, Csösz & Schulz, 2014: 51.

Taxonomic notes

Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski (2009) note that according to Cagniant (in litt.), Temnothorax tristis is probably a synonym of Temnothorax luteus.

References

72: 1-34 (page 25, worker described [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of tristis Bondroit])