Leptothorax sphagnicola

Leptothorax sphagnicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Leptothorax
Species:	L. sphagnicola
Binomial name
Leptothorax sphagnicola Francoeur, 1986 Specimen Label

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 48.333° to 48.303°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Nearctic Region: Canada (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.

Castes

Images from AntWeb

Worker. Specimen code casent0104801. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by UCDC, Davis, CA, USA.

Nomenclature

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

• sphagnicola. Leptothorax sphagnicolus Francoeur, 1986a: 1158, fig. 18-30 (w.q.m.) CANADA. See also: Loiselle, Francoeur, et al. 1990: 329.

Description

Karyotype

• n = 13 (Canada) (Francoeur, 1986; Fischer, 1987; Loiselle et al., 1990) (as Leptothorax sphagnicolus).

References

• Buschinger, A.; Francoeur, A. 1992 [1991]. Queen polymorphism and functional monogyny in the ant, Leptothorax sphagnicolus Francoeur. Psyche (Camb.) 98: 119-133 [1992-II-07] (page 119, see also)
• Fairweather, A.D., Lewis, J.H., Hunt, L., Smith, M.A., McAlpine, D.F. 2020. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Rockwood Park, New Brunswick: An assessment of species richness and habitat. Northwestern Naturalist 27(3):576–584.
• Francoeur, A. 1986b. Deux nouvelles fourmis néarctiques: Leptothorax retractus et L. sphagnicolus (Formicidae, Hymenoptera). Can. Entomol. 118: 1151-1164. (page 1158, fig. 18-30 worker, queen, male described)
• Loiselle, R.; Francouer, A.; Fischer, K.; Buschinger, A. 1990. Variations and taxonomic significance of the chromosome numbers in the Nearctic species of the genus Leptothorax (s.s.) (Formicidae: Hymenoptera). Caryologia 43: 321-334 (page 329, see also)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Francoeur, A. 1986. DEUX NOUVELLES FOURMIS NÉARCTIQUES: LEPTOTHORAX RETRACTUS ET L. SPHAGNICOLUS (FORMICIDAE, HYMENOPTERA). Canadian Entomologist 118(11): 1151-1164