Leptothorax Mayr

Ward, P. S., 2005, A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 936, pp. 1-68 : 13

publication ID	21008
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6268056
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/47C52882-2408-66BF-E664-7662E2102BB8
treatment provided by	Thomas
scientific name	Leptothorax Mayr
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Genus Leptothorax Mayr View in CoL HNS

The ant genus Leptothorax HNS formerly comprised a large and heterogeneous assemblage of species but Bolton (2003) redefined it to include only those species closely related to L. acervorum Fabricius HNS . Most California species previously placed in Leptothorax HNS are now assigned to Temnothorax Mayr HNS (see below), with two species remaining in Leptothorax HNS .