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Leptothorax nikitae
| Leptothorax nikitae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Temnothorax interruptus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | Leptothorax nikitae Arnol'di, 1977 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Temnothorax interruptus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- nikitae. Leptothorax nikitae Arnol'di, 1977a: 202 (w.) UKRAINE.
- Status as species: Arnol'di & Dlussky, 1978: 543 (in key); Arakelian, 1994: 55.
- Junior synonym of knipovitshi: Radchenko, 1994d: 156 (in key); Radchenko, 1995c: 18.
- Junior synonym of interruptus: Csősz et al., 2018: 118.
References
- Arnol'di, K. V. 1977a. New and little known ant species of the genus Leptothorax Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the European USSR and the Caucasus. Entomol. Obozr. 56: 198-204.
- Csősz, S., Salata, S. & Borowiec, L. 2018. Three Turano-European species of the Temnothorax interruptus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) demonstrated by quantitative morphology. Myrmecological News 26: 101-119.