Leptothorax pocahontas

This rare species is known from only a handful of collections from Alberta, Canada. It was originally thought to be a social parasite but is now known to be free-living. However, queens show striking variability in size, pilosity, sculpture and coloration, the meaning of which remains to be explained (Buschinger & Heinze, 1993).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Nearctic Region: Canada.

Nomenclature

 *  pocahontas. Doronomyrmex pocahontas Buschinger, 1979b: 216, figs. 1-4, 7 (q.) CANADA. Buschinger & Heinze, 1993: 428 (w.m.). Included in Leptothorax: Heinze, 1998: 195 (combination not stated); combination in Leptothorax: Bolton, 2003: 270.