Leptothorax Mayr

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

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.171144
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6268824
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9E2AA724-FFDA-FFD9-FEBF-FB5EC156FA3C
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Leptothorax Mayr
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Genus Leptothorax Mayr View in CoL

The ant genus Leptothorax 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. Most California species previously placed in Leptothorax are now assigned to Temnothorax Mayr (see below), with two species remaining in Leptothorax .