Colobopsis leonardi

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines. Oriental Region: India, Myanmar, Thailand. Palaearctic Region: China.

Nomenclature

 * pilosa. Formica pilosa Smith, F. 1857a: 54 (w.) BORNEO. [Junior primary homonym of pilosa Olivier, above.] Replacement name (first available): leonardi Emery, 1889b: 515 (see there). Combination in Colobopsis: Mayr, 1862: 691; in Camponotus: Dalla Torre, 1893: 247; in C. (Colobopsis): Forel, 1912i: 90. Senior synonym of pubescens: Emery, 1900d: 706.
 * pubescens. Colobopsis pubescens Mayr, 1862: 691 (q.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi). Mayr, 1867a: 68 (w.). [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of Formica pubescens Fabricius, above.] Junior synonym of pilosa: Emery, 1900d: 706.
 *  leonardi. Camponotus (Colobopsis) leonardi Emery, 1889b: 515, pl. 11, figs. 22, 23 (s.w.) MYANMAR. Karavaiev, 1929c: 243 (m.). [Junior synonyn of pilosa Smith, F. 1857a: 54 (and its junior synonym pubescens Mayr, 1862: 691). However, as both these earlier names are themselves junior homonyms within Camponotus, leonardi becomes the first available name for this taxon: Bolton, 1995b: 108. See: Forel, 1893b: 437; Dalla Torre, 1893: 248; Emery, 1900d: 706; Wheeler, W.M. 1919e: 115; Emery, 1921a: 25; Emery, 1925b: 149.] Current subspecies: nominal plus gracilentus, griseus.