Leptothorax calderoni
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 |
Identification
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. |
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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. |
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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.).
Castes
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.
Description
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.