Temnothorax alpinus

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Georgia, Russian Federation.

Nomenclature

 *  alpinus. Leptothorax alpinus Ruzsky, 1902d: 22 (w.) RUSSIA.
 * Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271.
 * Subspecies of tuberum: Ruzsky, 1905b: 598.
 * Revived status as species: Radchenko, 1994d: 150 (in key); Radchenko, 1996c: 17.
 * Senior synonym of werneri: Radchenko, Yusupov & Fedoseeva, 2015: 163.
 * werneri. Leptothorax werneri Radchenko, 1994i: 24, fig. 2 (w.) CAUCASUS.
 * Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271.
 * Junior synonym of alpinus: Radchenko, Yusupov & Fedoseeva, 2015: 163.
 * See also: Radchenko, 1994d: 149.

Type Material
Types studied by Salata et al. (2018): Temnothorax alpinus: Lectotype (w.) (CASENT09090410): [L. tuberum | v. alpinus | Ruzsky || Lectotype | Leptothorax alpinus | Ruzsky, 1902 | det. A. Schulz & M. Verhaagh 1999 || Cotypus || r. L. alpinus | Ruzsky || Coll. Forel. | ANTWEB | CASENT | 0909041 || Kaukasus, | unreadible written] (MHNG).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
 * Dubovikoff D. A., and Z. M. Yusupov. 2018. Family Formicidae - Ants. In Belokobylskij S. A. and A. S. Lelej: Annotated catalogue of the Hymenoptera of Russia. Proceedingss of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences 6: 197-210.
 * Gratiashvili N., Barjadze S. 2008. Checklist of the ants (Formicidae Latreille, 1809) of Georgia. Proceedings of the Institute of Zoology (Tbilisi) 23: 130-146.
 * Radchenko A. G., Z. M. Yusupov, and E. B. Fedoseeva. 2015. Taxonomic notes for some Caucasian Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with descriptions of three new species. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 11(1): 161-167.