Leptothorax calderoni
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| Leptothorax calderoni | |
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| 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
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Contents
Identification
Distribution
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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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue, a catalogue of the world's ants.
- 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.
Description
References
- Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 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)
- 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)
