Temnothorax nitens (Emery, 1895)

Snelling, Roy R., Borowiec, Marek L. & Prebus, Matthew M., 2014, Studies on California ants: a review of the genus Temnothorax (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), ZooKeys 372, pp. 27-89 : 42

Temnothorax nitens (Emery, 1895) Figure 21-23

Leptothorax nitens Emery 1895: 322.Holotype worker, American Fork Canyon, Utah [USNM] [Images of USNMENT00531621 holotype worker examined]

Leptothorax nitens var. mariposa Wheeler 1917: 507. Nine syntype workers, Camp Curry, Yosemite, California [LACM, MCZC] [Images of CASENT0105618 and MCZ_8677 syntype workers examined]. Synonymy by Ward 2005: 17.

Leptothorax mariposa Wheeler; Cole 1958b: 536. Raised to species.

Leptothorax melinus Mackay 2000: 368. Holotype worker and 12 paratype workers, Beartrap Cyn., Socorro Co., New Mexico, 2286 m (W. Mackay #16889) [MCZC, CASC, WPMC, LACM, MCZC, MZSP, USNM] [Images of CASENT0105864 paratype examined]. Synonymy by Ward 2005: 17.

Temnothorax mariposa (Wheeler); Bolton 2003: 271. First combination in Temnothorax .

Temnothorax melinus (Mackay); Bolton 2003: 271. First combination in Temnothorax .

Temnothorax nitens (Emery); Bolton 2003: 271. First combination in Temnothorax .

Temnothorax nitens (Emery); Ward 2005: 17-19. Senior synonym of Temnothorax mariposa and Temnothorax melinus .

Material examined.

107 series from California, 24 series from Nevada, and 7 series from Arizona [MPPC, PSWC, UCDC].

Remarks.

See Ward (2005) for a discussion of this species.