Leptothorax Mayr
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Genus Leptothorax Mayr View in CoL
Most species formerly placed in this genus have been reassigned to Nesomyrmex and Temnothorax , leaving Leptothorax much more narrowly and precisely circumscribed ( Bolton 2003). Nevertheless, the specieslevel taxonomy of the North American Leptothorax remains in a state of chaos. There are at least two species in California: one can be easily identified as L. calderoni (see “Taxonomic Changes” above), while the remaining collections—here assigned the code name Leptothorax sp. CA01—cannot be identified with certainty. They belong to the muscorum complex, which is widespread in temperate North America and Eurasia, and within which species limits are illdefined. References: Bolton (2003), Brown (1955a), Buschinger and Heinze (1993), Cole (1954d), Creighton (1950a), Douwes and Stille (1987), Francoeur (1986b), Francoeur et al. (1985), Heinze (1989b, 1991, 1998), Heinze et al. (1996), Loiselle et al. (1990), Möglich (1979).
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