Leptothorax canadensis obscurus

Leptothorax canadensis obscurus
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Leptothorax canadensis)
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Leptothorax
Species:	Leptothorax canadensis obscurus Viereck, 1903

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

Nomenclature

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

• obscurus. Leptothorax canadensis subsp. obscurus Viereck, 1903: 72 (w.) U.S.A.
  • Junior synonym of yankee: Creighton, 1950a: 277.
  • Junior synonym of canadensis: Schar et al., 2018: 6.

References

• Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 104: 1-585 (page 277, Junior synonym of yankee)
• Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 104: 1-585 (page 277, Junior synonym of yankee)
• Schar, S., Talavera, G., Espadaler, X., Rana, J.D., Andersen, A.A., Cover, S.P., Vila, R. 2018. Do Holarctic ant species exist? Trans-Beringian dispersal and homoplasy in the Formicidae. Journal of Biogeography 2018:1–12 (doi:10.1111/jbi.13380).
• Viereck, H. L. 1903. Hymenoptera of Beulah, New Mexico. [part]. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 29: 56-87 (page 72, worker described)
• Viereck, H. L. 1903. Hymenoptera of Beulah, New Mexico. [part]. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 29: 56-87 (page 72, worker described)