Leptothorax calderoni

Leptothorax calderoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Leptothorax
Species:	L. calderoni
Binomial name
Leptothorax calderoni Creighton, 1950 Specimen labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 51.193115° to 36.270421°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Nearctic Region: United States (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.

Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.

Biology

This species is a xenobiont for the ant Camponotus modoc (a xenobiont) in United States (Kanizsai et al., 2013; Wheeler, 1917) (Pine forest. In log/in stump.).

Nomenclature

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

• calderoni. Leptothorax (Mychothorax) canadensis ssp. calderoni Creighton, 1950a: 276 U.S.A. (as junior synonym of septentrionalis). [First available use of Leptothorax (Mychothorax) acervorum r. canadensis var. calderoni Forel, 1914c: 617; unavailable name.] Revived from synonymy and raised to species: Ward, 2005: 13.

Type Material

• Syntype, 3 workers, 1 queen, Lake Tahoe, California, 6325 ft., United States, Calderon, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève; examined by Ward, 2005.

References

• Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 104: 1-585 (page 276, First available use of name)
• Forel, A. 1914c. Einige amerikanische Ameisen. Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1914: 615-620 (page 617, worker, queen described; Leptothorax; unavailable name)
• Kanizsai, O., Lőrinczi, G., Gallé, L. 2013. Nesting associations without interdependence: A preliminary review on plesiobiosis in ants. Psyche 2013, 238602 (doi:10.1155/2013/238602).
• Ward, P.S. 2005. A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 936: 1-68 (page 13, Status changed from Leptothorax (Mychothorax) canadensis calderoni to Leptothorax calderoni)
• Wheeler, W.M. 1917. The mountain ants of Western North America. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 52, 457–569.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Mallis A. 1941. A list of the ants of California with notes on their habits and distribution. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 40: 61-100.