Temnothorax interruptus

Distribution
This taxon was described from Germany. It is also found in Denmark, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Croatia, Greece, Austria, Montenegro, Belgium, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Nomenclature

 *  interruptus. Myrmica interrupta Schenck, 1852: 106 (w.q.) GERMANY. [Also described as new by Schenck, 1853: 188.] Mayr, 1855: 446 (m.). Combination in Leptothorax: Mayr, 1855: 446; in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271. Subspecies of tuberum: Forel, 1874: 85; Emery & Forel, 1879: 458; André, 1883a: 299; Forel, 1890a: lxxiv; Emery, 1891b: 6; Bondroit, 1910: 497; Emery, 1916b: 175; Emery, 1924d: 256; Finzi, 1930d: 315; Stitz, 1939: 171. Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 124; Bondroit, 1911: 12; Donisthorpe, 1915d: 166; Bondroit, 1918: 132; Müller, 1923: 94; Lomnicki, 1928: 3; Novak & Sadil, 1941: 93; Kratochvíl, 1944: 42; Bernard, 1967: 212; Kutter, 1977c: 131; Collingwood, 1979: 75; Atanassov & Dlussky, 1992: 138. Senior synonym of simpliciuscula: Roger, 1859: 258; Mayr, 1861: 59. Current subspecies: nominal plus nitidiceps.
 * simpliciuscula. Myrmica simpliciuscula Nylander, 1856b: 92, pl. 3, fig. 40 (w.) FRANCE. Junior synonym of interruptus: Roger, 1859: 258; Mayr, 1861: 59.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Borgesen 2000.pdf|Børgesen, L. W. 2000. Ecological notes on Leptothorax interruptus: an ant new to Denmark (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Entomol. Medd. 68: 67-77 PDF]]