Temnothorax flavispinus

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Gibraltar, Iberian Peninsula, Israel, Spain.

Nomenclature

 * curvispinosus. Leptothorax nigrita var. curvispinosus André, 1881b: 72 (w.) ISRAEL. [Junior primary homonym of curvispinosus Mayr, above.] Replacement name: flavispinus André, 1883a: 302.
 *  flavispinus. Leptothorax nigrita var. flavispinus André, 1883a: 302. Replacement name for curvispinosus André, 1881b: 72. [Junior primary homonym of curvispinosus Mayr, 1866a: 508.] Menozzi, 1933b: 67 (m.); Kugler, J. & Soussan, 1992: 210 (q.). Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271. Raised to species: Emery, 1891b: 5. Current subspecies: nominal plus amilcaris, clivulus, impurus, rufescens.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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