Leptothorax
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Leptothorax is a large genus of small ant
s with mainly Holarctic
distribution. The genus is notable for its widespread social parasitism, i.e. they are dependent on the help of workers from other ant species during a part or the whole of their life cycles. It contains the following species :
Ant
Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than...
s with mainly Holarctic
Holarctic
The Holarctic ecozone refers to the habitats found throughout the northern continents of the world as a whole. This region is divided into the Palearctic, consisting of Northern Africa and all of Eurasia, with the exception of Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, and the Nearctic,...
distribution. The genus is notable for its widespread social parasitism, i.e. they are dependent on the help of workers from other ant species during a part or the whole of their life cycles. It contains the following species :
- Leptothorax acervorum (Fabricius, 1793)
- Leptothorax affinis Mayr, 1855
- Leptothorax aguayoi (Wheeler, 1931)
- Leptothorax alayoi Baroni Urbani, 1978
- Leptothorax albispinus (Wheeler, 1908)
- Leptothorax alinae Radchenko, 1993
- Leptothorax allardycei (Mann, 1920)
- Leptothorax alpinus Ruzsky, 1902
- Leptothorax ambiguus Emery, 1895
- Leptothorax anacanthus Santschi, 1912
- Leptothorax andrei Emery, 1895
- Leptothorax androsanus (Wheeler, 1905)
- Leptothorax anduzei Weber, 1943
- Leptothorax anemicus Baroni Urbani, 1978
- Leptothorax angulatus Mayr, 1862
- Leptothorax angustulus (Nylander, 1856)
- Leptothorax annexus Baroni Urbani, 1978
- Leptothorax annibalis Santschi, 1909
- Leptothorax anodonta Arnol'di, 1977
- Leptothorax anodontoides Dlussky & Zabelin, 1985
- Leptothorax antigoni Forel, 1911
- Leptothorax arcanus Kutter, 1973
- Leptothorax archangelskiji Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1926
- Leptothorax arenarius Santschi, 1908
- Leptothorax argentinus Santschi, 1922
- Leptothorax argentipes Wheeler, 1928
- Leptothorax arimensis Azuma, 1977
- Leptothorax arpini Tarbinsky, 1976
- Leptothorax asper Mayr, 1887
- Leptothorax athabascaLeptothorax athabascaLeptothorax athabasca has been discovered and described by Buschinger, A. & Schulz, A. in 2008....
Buschinger, A. & Schulz, A., 2008M - Leptothorax augusti Baroni Urbani, 1978
- Leptothorax auresianus Santschi, 1929
- Leptothorax aveli Bondroit, 1918
- Leptothorax aztecus (Wheeler, 1931)
- Leptothorax baeticus Emery, 1924
- Leptothorax balchashensis Arnol'di, 1971
- Leptothorax balli Santschi, 1939
- Leptothorax barbouri (Aguayo, 1931)
- Leptothorax barroi (Aguayo, 1931)
- Leptothorax barryi Cagniant, 1967
- Leptothorax berlandi Bondroit, 1918
- Leptothorax bermudezi (Wheeler, 1931)
- Leptothorax bradleyi Wheeler, 1913
- Leptothorax brasiliensis Kempf, 1958
- Leptothorax brauneri Ruzsky, 1905
- Leptothorax braunsi (Forel, 1912)
- Leptothorax brimodus Bolton, 1995
- Leptothorax bruneri (Mann, 1924)
- Leptothorax bucheti Santschi, 1909
- Leptothorax bugnioni Forel, 1894
- Leptothorax bulgaricus Forel, 1892
- Leptothorax buschingeriLeptothorax buschingeriLeptothorax buschingeri is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. It is endemic to Switzerland.-Source:* Social Insects Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....
Kutter, 1967 - Leptothorax cabrerae Forel, 1893
- Leptothorax cagnianti Tinaut, 1983
- Leptothorax canescens Santschi, 1908
- Leptothorax carinatus Cole, 1957
- Leptothorax cataulacoides Snelling, 1992
- Leptothorax caucasicus Arnol'di, 1977
- Leptothorax cenatus Bolton, 1982
- Leptothorax cervantesi Santschi, 1919
- Leptothorax ciferrii (Menozzi & Russo, 1930)
- Leptothorax clavipilis (Wheeler, 1910)
- Leptothorax clypeatus (Mayr, 1853)
- Leptothorax confucii (Forel, 1912)
- Leptothorax congruus Smith, 1874
- Leptothorax convexus Forel, 1894
- Leptothorax cornibrevis Collingwood, 1961
- Leptothorax corticalis (Schenck, 1852)
- Leptothorax costatus Emery, 1896
- Leptothorax crassipilis Wheeler, 1917
- Leptothorax creightoni (Mann, 1929)
- Leptothorax creolus Baroni Urbani, 1978
- Leptothorax curtulus Santschi, 1929
- Leptothorax curvispinosus Mayr, 1866
- Leptothorax darlingtoni (Wheeler, 1937)
- Leptothorax delaparti Forel, 1890
- Leptothorax denticulatus Mayr, 1901
- Leptothorax desertorum (Dlussky & Soyunov, 1988)
- Leptothorax desioi Menozzi, 1939
- Leptothorax dessyi Menozzi, 1936
- Leptothorax discoloratus Arnol'di, 1977
- Leptothorax dissimilis (Aguayo, 1932)
- Leptothorax duloticusLeptothorax duloticusLeptothorax duloticus is a species of especially hostile Slavemaker ant in the family Formicidae. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Social Insects Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....
Wesson, 1937 - Leptothorax eburneipes Wheeler, 1927
- Leptothorax echinatinodis Forel, 1886
- Leptothorax emeryi Santschi, 1923
- Leptothorax evelynae Forel, 1916
- Leptothorax exilis Emery, 1869
- Leptothorax faberiLeptothorax faberiLeptothorax faberi is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. It is endemic to Canada.-Source:* Social Insects Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....
Buschinger, 1983 - Leptothorax finzii Menozzi, 1925
- Leptothorax flavicornis Emery, 1870
- Leptothorax flavidulus (Wheeler & Mann, 1914)
- Leptothorax flavispinus Andre, 1883
- Leptothorax foreli Santschi, 1907
- Leptothorax formosus Santschi, 1909
- Leptothorax fuentei Santschi, 1919
- Leptothorax fultonii Forel, 1902
- Leptothorax fumosus Ruzsky, 1923
- Leptothorax furunculus Wheeler, 1909
- Leptothorax fuscatus (Mann, 1920)
- Leptothorax gaetulus Santschi, 1923
- Leptothorax galeatus Wheeler, 1927
- Leptothorax gallae Smith, 1949
- Leptothorax gazella Santschi, 1923
- Leptothorax gibbifer Baroni Urbani, 1978
- Leptothorax glaesarius Wheeler, 1915
- Leptothorax goniops Baroni Urbani, 1978
- Leptothorax gracilicornis Emery, 1882
- Leptothorax gracilis Mayr, 1868
- Leptothorax graecus Forel, 1911
- Leptothorax gredleri Mayr, 1855
- Leptothorax gredosi Espadaler & Collingwood, 1982
- Leptothorax grisoni Forel, 1916
- Leptothorax grouvellei Bondroit, 1918
- Leptothorax gundlachi (Wheeler, 1913)
- Leptothorax hadrumetensis Santschi, 1918
- Leptothorax hesperius Santschi, 1909
- Leptothorax hispaniolae Baroni Urbani, 1978
- Leptothorax hispidus Cole, 1957
- Leptothorax huehuetenangoi Baroni Urbani, 1978
- Leptothorax humerosus Emery, 1896
- Leptothorax hystriculus Wheeler, 1915
- Leptothorax ibericus Menozzi, 1922
- Leptothorax inermis Forel, 1902
- Leptothorax innocens (Forel, 1913)
- Leptothorax interruptus (Schenck, 1852)
- Leptothorax iranicus Radchenko, 1993
- Leptothorax iris (Roger, 1863)
- Leptothorax isabellae (Wheeler, 1908)
- Leptothorax italicus Consani, 1952
- Leptothorax itinerans Kempf, 1959
- Leptothorax ixili Baroni Urbani, 1978
- Leptothorax jacobsoni (Forel, 1915)
- Leptothorax jailensis Arnol'di, 1977
- Leptothorax janushevi Radchenko, 1993
- Leptothorax kaszabi Pisarski, 1969
- Leptothorax kemali Santschi, 1934
- Leptothorax kirghizicus Tarbinsky, 1976
- Leptothorax knipovitshi Karavaiev, 1916
- Leptothorax korbi Emery, 1922
- Leptothorax koreanus Teranishi, 1940
- Leptothorax kraussei Emery, 1916
- Leptothorax kurilensis Radchenko, 1993
- Leptothorax laciniatus Stitz, 1917
- Leptothorax laestrygon Santschi, 1931
- Leptothorax laetus (Wheeler, 1937)
- Leptothorax lagrecai Baroni Urbani, 1964
- Leptothorax laurae Emery, 1884
- Leptothorax leoni Arnol'di, 1971
- Leptothorax lereddei Bernard, 1953
- Leptothorax leucacanthus Baroni Urbani, 1978
- Leptothorax leviceps Emery, 1898
- Leptothorax lichtensteini Bondroit, 1918
- Leptothorax lindbergi Santschi, 1931
- Leptothorax longaevus Wheeler, 1915
- Leptothorax longipilosus Santschi, 1912
- Leptothorax longispinosus Roger, 1863
- Leptothorax luteus Forel, 1874
- Leptothorax madecassus Forel, 1892
- Leptothorax manni Wheeler, 1914
- Leptothorax mariposa Wheeler, 1917
- Leptothorax marocana Santschi, 1909
- Leptothorax massiliensis Bondroit, 1918
- Leptothorax mauritanicus Santschi, 1909
- Leptothorax maurus Santschi, 1921
- Leptothorax megalops Hamann & Klemm, 1967
- Leptothorax melas Espadaler, Plateaux & Casevitz-Weulersse, 1984
- Leptothorax melleus Forel, 1904
- Leptothorax melnikovi Ruzsky, 1905
- Leptothorax minozzii Santschi, 1922
- Leptothorax minutissimusLeptothorax minutissimusLeptothorax minutissimus is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Social Insects Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....
Smith, 1942 - Leptothorax mirassolis Diniz, 1975
- Leptothorax miserabilis Santschi, 1918
- Leptothorax mongolicus Pisarski, 1969
- Leptothorax monjauzei Cagniant, 1968
- Leptothorax mortoni (Aguayo, 1937)
- Leptothorax muscorum (Nylander, 1846)
- Leptothorax myersi (Wheeler, 1931)
- Leptothorax nadigi Kutter, 1925
- Leptothorax naeviventris Santschi, 1910
- Leptothorax nassanowi Ruzsky, 1895
- Leptothorax nevadensis Wheeler, 1903
- Leptothorax niger Forel, 1894
- Leptothorax nigricans Baroni Urbani, 1978
- Leptothorax nigriceps Mayr, 1855
- Leptothorax nigritus Emery, 1878
- Leptothorax nitens Emery, 1895
- Leptothorax normandi Santschi, 1912
- Leptothorax nylanderi (Foerster, 1850)
- Leptothorax obliquicanthus Cole, 1953
- Leptothorax obturator Wheeler, 1903
- Leptothorax ocarinae Baroni Urbani, 1978
- Leptothorax oceanicus (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1928)
- Leptothorax opalinus (Wheeler, 1937)
- Leptothorax oraniensis Forel, 1894
- Leptothorax oxianus Ruzsky, 1905
- Leptothorax pallidipes Santschi, 1910
- Leptothorax pallidus Collingwood, 1961
- Leptothorax pamiricus Ruzsky, 1902
- Leptothorax pan Santschi, 1936
- Leptothorax paraxenus Heinze & Alloway, 1992
- Leptothorax pardoi Tinaut, 1987
- Leptothorax parvulus (Schenck, 1852)
- Leptothorax pastinifer (Emery, 1894)
- Leptothorax pastoris Baroni Urbani, 1978
- Leptothorax pelagosanus Mueller, 1923
- Leptothorax peninsularis Wheeler, 1934
- Leptothorax pergandei Emery, 1895
- Leptothorax personatus Cagniant, 1987
- Leptothorax peyerimhoffi Santschi, 1929
- Leptothorax pittieri Forel, 1899
- Leptothorax placivus Wheeler, 1915
- Leptothorax platycnemis (Wheeler, 1937)
- Leptothorax pleuriticus Kempf, 1959
- Leptothorax poeyi (Wheeler, 1913)
- Leptothorax polita (Smith, 1939)
- Leptothorax porphyritis (Roger, 1863)
- Leptothorax praecreolus Andrade, 1992
- Leptothorax pulchellus (Emery, 1894)
- Leptothorax pulcher Emery, 1917
- Leptothorax punicans (Roger, 1863)
- Leptothorax purpuratus (Roger, 1863)
- Leptothorax rabaudi Bondroit, 1918
- Leptothorax racovitzai Bondroit, 1918
- Leptothorax recedensLeptothorax recedensLeptothorax recedens is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. It is found in France, Italy, and Spain, with the most recent finding in Slovenia....
(Nylander, 1856) - Leptothorax reduncus (Wang & Wu, 1988)
- Leptothorax retractus Francoeur, 1986
- Leptothorax retusispinosus Forel, 1892
- Leptothorax risii Forel, 1892
- Leptothorax rothneyi Forel, 1902
- Leptothorax rottenbergii (Emery, 1870)
- Leptothorax rugatulus Emery, 1895
- Leptothorax rugiceps (Aguayo, 1932)
- Leptothorax rutilans Kempf, 1958
- Leptothorax sallei (Guerin-Meneville, 1852)
- Leptothorax salvini (Forel, 1899)
- Leptothorax sardous Santschi, 1909
- Leptothorax satunini Ruzsky, 1902
- Leptothorax scabripes (Mann, 1920)
- Leptothorax scamni Ruzsky, 1905
- Leptothorax schaufussi (Forel, 1879)
- Leptothorax schaumii Roger, 1863
- Leptothorax schmittii Wheeler, 1903
- Leptothorax schurri Forel, 1902
- Leptothorax schwarzi (Mann, 1920)
- Leptothorax schwebeli Forel, 1913
- Leptothorax sculptiventris Mayr, 1887
- Leptothorax semenovi Ruzsky, 1903
- Leptothorax semiruber Andre, 1881
- Leptothorax senectutis Baroni Urbani, 1978
- Leptothorax serviculus Ruzsky, 1902
- Leptothorax sevanensis Arnol'di, 1977
- Leptothorax shelkovnikovi Karavaiev, 1926
- Leptothorax sikorai Emery, 1896
- Leptothorax silvestrii (Santschi, 1911)
- Leptothorax simoni (Emery, 1895)
- Leptothorax singularis Radchenko, 1993
- Leptothorax skwarrae (Wheeler, 1931)
- Leptothorax smithi Baroni Urbani, 1978
- Leptothorax solerii Menozzi, 1936
- Leptothorax sordidulus Mueller, 1923
- Leptothorax specularis Emery, 1916
- Leptothorax sphagnicola Francoeur, 1986
- Leptothorax spininodis Mayr, 1887
- Leptothorax spinosior Forel, 1901
- Leptothorax spinosus Forel, 1909
- Leptothorax splendens (Wheeler, 1905)
- Leptothorax squamifer (Roger, 1863)
- Leptothorax steinbergi Arnol'di, 1971
- Leptothorax stenotyle Cole, 1956
- Leptothorax stipaceus Ruzsky, 1905
- Leptothorax stollii Forel, 1885
- Leptothorax stramineus (Arnold, 1948)
- Leptothorax striatulus Stitz, 1937
- Leptothorax subcingulatus Emery, 1924
- Leptothorax subditivus (Wheeler, 1903)
- Leptothorax submuticus Emery, 1915
- Leptothorax susamyri Dlussky, 1965
- Leptothorax svartshevskii Karavaiev, 1916
- Leptothorax taivanensis Wheeler, 1929
- Leptothorax tamarae Radchenko, 1993
- Leptothorax tauricus Ruzsky, 1902
- Leptothorax tebessae Forel, 1890
- Leptothorax tenuisculptus Baroni Urbani, 1978
- Leptothorax tenuispinus Santschi, 1911
- Leptothorax terricola (Mann, 1920)
- Leptothorax terrigena Wheeler, 1903
- Leptothorax tesquorum Arnol'di, 1977
- Leptothorax texanus Wheeler, 1903
- Leptothorax theryi Santschi, 1921
- Leptothorax tianschanicus Tarbinsky, 1976
- Leptothorax tonsuratus Kempf, 1959
- Leptothorax torrei (Aguayo, 1931)
- Leptothorax totonicapani Baroni Urbani, 1978
- Leptothorax tricarinatus Emery, 1895
- Leptothorax tricolor Santschi, 1925
- Leptothorax tristani Emery, 1896
- Leptothorax tristis Bondroit, 1918
- Leptothorax tuberum (Fabricius, 1775)
- Leptothorax turcicus Santschi, 1934
- Leptothorax tuscaloosae Wilson, 1951
- Leptothorax tyndalei Forel, 1909
- Leptothorax umbratipes (Wheeler, 1937)
- Leptothorax unifasciatus (Latreille, 1798)
- Leptothorax usunkul Ruzsky, 1924
- Leptothorax versicolor (Roger, 1863)
- Leptothorax vicinus Mayr, 1887
- Leptothorax villarensis (Aguayo, 1931)
- Leptothorax violaceus (Mann, 1924)
- Leptothorax volgensis Ruzsky, 1905
- Leptothorax volubilis Santschi, 1929
- Leptothorax werneri Radchenko, 1993
- Leptothorax wheeleri (Mann, 1920)
- Leptothorax wilda Smith, 1943
- Leptothorax wilsoni Heinze, 1989
- Leptothorax wollastoni Donisthorpe, 1940
- Leptothorax wroughtonii Forel, 1904