Leptothorax paraxenus
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| Leptothorax paraxenus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Leptothorax |
| Species: | L. paraxenus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptothorax paraxenus Heinze & Alloway, 1992
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This species is a workerless inquiline of Leptothorax sp. B. Queens live in the nest of a different ant species, have no workers and are entirely dependent on their hosts for food. The queens produce eggs that are cared for and raised to maturity by the host workers.
| At a Glance | • Workerless Inquiline |
Contents
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Nearctic Region: Canada (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- paraxenus. Leptothorax paraxenus Heinze & Alloway, 1992: 195, figs. 1-4 (q.m.) CANADA.
Description
References
- Buschinger, A. 2009. Social parasitism among ants: a review (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 12: 219-235.
- Heinze, J.; Alloway, T. M. 1992 [1991]. Leptothorax paraxenus n. sp., a workerless social parasite from North America (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche (Camb.) 98: 195-206. (page 195, figs. 1-4 queen, male described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Heinze J., and T. M. Alloway. 1992. Leptothorax paraxenus n. sp., a workerless social parasite from North America (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche 98: 195-206.
- Heinze, J. 1995. The Origin of Workerless Parasites in Leptothorax (S. Str.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche 102 (3-4) :195-214
