Leptothorax melanocephalus

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

Nomenclature

 * melanocephalus. Leptothorax melanocephalus Emery, 1870: 197 (w.) FRANCE (Corsica).
 * As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery & Forel, 1879: 458.
 * Subspecies of tuberum: André, 1883a: 298; Forel, 1890a: lxxiv; Emery, 1891b: 5; Dalla Torre, 1893: 128; Emery, 1914d: 158; Santschi, 1919e: 242; Ceballos, 1956: 307.
 * Junior synonym of nigriceps: Forel, 1874: 102 (in list).
 * Status as species: Bondroit, 1920a: 154; Baroni Urbani, 1971c: 115; Collingwood, 1978: 70; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987b: 276 (in key); Atanassov & Dlussky, 1992: 138; Lapeva-Gjonova, et al. 2010: 23; Radchenko, 2016: 223.
 * Junior synonym of tuberum: Casevitz-Weulersse, 1990c: 420; Bolton, 1995b: 241; Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009: 496; Borowiec, L. 2014: 192; Blatrix et al., 2020: 426.