Leptothorax fuentei

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Leptothorax fuentei
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Temnothorax formosus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Temnothorax
Species: Leptothorax fuentei
Santschi, 1919

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Specimen Labels

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

Nomenclature

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

  • fuentei. Leptothorax fuentei Santschi, 1919e: 243, fig. 2 (w.) SPAIN.
    • Menozzi, 1922b: 328 (m.).
    • Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271.
    • Status as species: Menozzi, 1922b: 328; Santschi, 1931a: 5; Santschi, 1932c: 70; Ceballos, 1956: 306; Collingwood, 1978: 83 (in key); Espadaler & Collingwood, 1982: 42; Espadaler & Du Merle, 1989: 121; Bolton, 1995b: 238; Espadaler, 1997b: 30; Bolton, 2003: 271 (error); Borowiec, L. 2014: 178 (error).
    • Junior synonym of formosus: Cagniant & Espadaler, 1997: 280; Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009: 495.

References

  • Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 271, Combination in Temnothorax)
  • Menozzi, C. 1922c. Contribution à la faune myrmécologique de l'Espagne. Bol. R. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 22: 324-332 (page 328, male described)
  • Santschi, F. 1919e. Fourmis d'Espagne et des Canaries. Bol. R. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 19: 241-248 (page 243, fig. 2 worker described)