Leptothorax similis

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Leptothorax similis
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Temnothorax laetus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Temnothorax
Species: Leptothorax similis
Baroni Urbani, 1978

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

Nomenclature

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

  • similis. Leptothorax similis Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 501. Replacement name for affinis Mann, 1920: 417. [Junior secondary homonym of Leptothorax affinis Mayr, 1855: 442.] Junior synonym of laetus: Snelling, R.R. 1986: 154.

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