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Leptothorax tristis
| Leptothorax tristis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Temnothorax luteus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | Leptothorax tristis Bondroit, 1918 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Temnothorax luteus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- tristis. Leptothorax tristis Bondroit, 1918: 129, fig. 62 (w.) FRANCE. Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271. Junior synonym of luteus: Seifert, Csösz & Schulz, 2014: 51.
Taxonomic notes
Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski (2009) note that according to Cagniant (in litt.), Temnothorax tristis is probably a synonym of Temnothorax luteus.
References
- Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 271, Combination in Temnothorax)
- Bondroit, J. 1918. Les fourmis de France et de Belgique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 87: 1-174 (page 129, fig. 62 worker described)
- Baroni Urbani, C. 1978b. Materiali per una revisione dei Leptothorax neotropicali appartenenti al sottogenere Macromischa Roger, n. comb. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Entomol. Basil. 3: 395-618 (page 454, Junior synonym of iris)
- Casevitz-Weulersse, J. & Galkowski, C. 2009. Liste actualisée des Fourmis de France (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 114(4), 475‑510.
- Seifert, B., Csösz, S. & Schulz, A. 2014. NC-Clustering demonstrates heterospecificity of the cryptic ant species Temnothorax luteus (Forel, 1874) and T. racovitzai (Bondroit, 1918) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Contributions to Entomology 64, 47-57.
- Wheeler, W. M. 1931b. New and little-known ants of the genera Macromischa, Creosomyrmex and Antillaemyrmex. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
72: 1-34 (page 25, worker described [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of tristis Bondroit])