Temnothorax Mayr
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A recent comprehensive reorganization of the tribe Formicoxenini by Bolton (2003) led to the division of Leptothorax (sensu lato) into three genera: Leptothorax , Nesomyrmex Wheeler and Temnothorax , of which the first and last are represented in California. Temnothorax includes species previously placed in the subgenus Myrafant M. Smith. A revision of the New World Myrafant species by Mackay (2000) helped to improve the alphataxonomy of the group but various problems remain, particularly among the California species. In preparing a checklist of the ant fauna of this state it became necessary to tackle certain issues left unresolved by Mackay’s revision.
There is a rich Temnothorax fauna in California, and in the adjacent Baja California peninsula ( Johnson & Ward 2002). At least ten undescribed species occur in California, here indicated by code numbers ( Temnothorax sp. CA01 to CA10). These are the subject of ongoing taxonomic study by Roy Snelling (LACM). In this paper I confine myself to clarifying the nomenclature and species limits of some of the described taxa.
Bolton, B. (2003) Synopsis and classification of Formicidae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 71, 1 - 370.
Johnson, R. A. & Ward, P. S. (2002) Biogeography and endemism of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Baja California, Mexico: a first overview. Journal of Biogeography, 29, 1009 - 1026.
Mackay, W. P. (2000) A review of the New World ants of the subgenus Myrafant, (genus Leptothorax) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology, 36, 265 - 444.
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