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Leptothorax nitens occidentalis
| Leptothorax nitens occidentalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Temnothorax andrei) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | Leptothorax nitens occidentalis Wheeler, W.M., 1903 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Temnothorax andrei.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- occidentalis. Leptothorax nitens subsp. occidentalis Wheeler, W.M. 1903c: 245 (w.) U.S.A. Junior synonym of nitens: Creighton, 1950a: 265; of andrei: Ward, 2005: 15.