Temnothorax tuberum

Distribution
This taxon was described from Sweden.

Nomenclature

 *  tuberum. Formica tuberum Fabricius, 1775: 393 (w.) SWEDEN. Lepeletier, 1835: 183 (q.m.); Nylander, 1846a: 939 (q.m.); Adlerz, 1886: 82 (gynandromorph); Hauschteck, 1962: 219 (k.). Combination in Manica: Jurine, 1807: 279; in Leptothorax: Mayr, 1855: 442; in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271. Senior synonym of tuberosa: Stephens, 1829: 356; Dalla Torre, 1893: 127; of melanocephalus: Casevitz-Weulersse, 1990b: 420; of acutinodis: Arakelian, 1994: 58; of pratostepposus: Radchenko, 1994d: 157 (in key); of alaicus, ciscaucasicus, nigricephalus, stipaceus: Radchenko, 1995c: 14. Material of the nomen nudum nigroscutellata referred here by Emery, 1914e: 2. See also: Baroni Urbani, 1971c: 124; Tarbinsky, 1976: 96; Kutter, 1977c: 134; Collingwood, 1979: 75; Atanassov & Dlussky, 1992: 142; Orledge, 1998: 25. Current subspecies: nominal plus nylanderounifasciatus, tuberonigriceps.
 * tuberosa. Formica tuberosa Latreille, 1802c: 259 (w.q.) FRANCE. Erroneous rendering and hence junior synonym of tuberum: Stephens, 1829: 356; Dalla Torre, 1893: 127.
 * melanocephalus. Leptothorax melanocephalus Emery, 1870: 197 (w.) FRANCE (Corsica). Subspecies of tuberum: André, 1883a: 298; Forel, 1890a: lxxiv; Emery, 1891b: 5; Santschi, 1919e: 242. Status as species: Bondroit, 1920a: 154; Baroni Urbani, 1971c: 115; Collingwood, 1978: 70; Atanassov & Dlussky, 1992: 138. Junior synonym of tuberum: Casevitz-Weulersse, 1990b: 420.
 * stipaceus. Leptothorax tuberum subsp. stipaceus Ruzsky, 1905b: 586 (w.q.m.) RUSSIA. Raised to species: Ruzsky, 1925b: 45. See also: Arnol'di, 1971: 1825. Junior synonym of tuberum: Radchenko, 1995c: 14.
 * nigricephala. Leptothorax (Leptothorax) tuberum var. nigricephala Karavaiev, 1930b: 146 (w.q.) SWEDEN. [Also described as new by Karavaiev, 1931e: 212.] Junior synonym of tuberum: Radchenko, 1995c: 14.
 * alaicus. Leptothorax tuberum subsp. alaicus Tarbinsky, 1976: 97 (w.) KYRGYZSTAN. Junior synonym of tuberum: Radchenko, 1995c: 14.
 * acutinodis. Leptothorax tuberum subsp. acutinodis Arnol'di, 1977a: 204 (w.) ARMENIA. [Leptothorax tuberum subsp. acutinodis Arnol'di, 1948: 211. Nomen nudum.] Junior synonym of tuberum: Arakelian, 1994: 58; Radchenko, 1995c: 15.
 * ciscaucasicus. Leptothorax tuberum subsp. ciscaucasicus Arnol'di, 1977a: 204 (w.q.) RUSSIA. Junior synonym of tuberum: Radchenko, 1995c: 15.
 * pratostepposus. Leptothorax pratostepposus Arnol'di, 1977a: 202 (w.q.) RUSSIA. Junior synonym of tuberum: Radchenko, 1994d: 157 (in key); Radchenko, 1995c: 14.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Arnol'di 1977a.pdf|Arnol'di, K. V. 1977a. New and little known ant species of the genus Leptothorax Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the European USSR and the Caucasus. Entomol. Obozr. 56: 198-204 PDF]]