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Leptothorax schmittii Wheeler
Colo. (Canyon City).
Leptotharax Schmittii Wheeler, 1903. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 55:223, 242. ♂.
Taxonomy: Gregg, 1963. Ants of Colo., pp. 388, 390-391.
Leptothorax silvestrii (Santschi)
S. Ariz. Ecology: Nests in evergreen oaks at altitudes of 3500 ft. or more.
Tetramorium silvestrii Santschi, 1909. Soc. Ent. Ital., Bol. 41:6. ♂.
Taxonomy: Creighton, 1953. Amer. Mus. Novitates 1635:1-7 (each caste described; note on
habitat).
Leptothorax stenotyle Cole
Ariz. (nr. Rustler's Park, Chiricahua Mtns.). Ecology: Nests were found under
stones.
Leptothorax (Leptotharax) angustinodus Cole, 1956. Tenn. Acad. Sci., Jour. 31:28-30. ♂, ♀.
Preocc. by Stitz, 1917.
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) stenotyle Cole, 1956. Tenn. Acad. Sci., Jour. 31:214. N. name.
Leptothorax terrigena Wheeler
Tex. (Austin).
Leptothorax terrigena Wheeler, 1903. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 55:224, 254. ♂, ♀.
Leptothorax texanus
***authority mismatch
davisi Wheeler. N. Y., N. J., Fla.
Leptothorax texanus davisi Wheeler, 1905. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 21:385. ♂, ♀.
Taxonomy: Smith, 1952. N. Y. Ent. Soc., Jour. 60:104-106.
Leptothorax texanus
***authority mismatch
texanus Wheeler. Mich. (?), Ohio, s. to N. C, Ga. w. to Okla., Tex. Ecology: Nests have
been found in sandy soil.
Leptotharax texanus Wheeler, 1903. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 55:223-245. 5, 9, 6.
Taxonomy: Gregg, 1944. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 37:446. —Smith, 1952. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour.
60:102-104. —Wheeler and Wheeler, 1960. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 62:24 (larva).
Biology: Smith, 1932. Ent. News 43:160. —Wesson and Wesson, 1940. Amer. Midland Nat.
24:98.
Leptothorax tricarinatus
***authority mismatch
neomexicanus Wheeler. W. Colo., Utah, N. Mex., Ariz. Ecology: Nests found in
soil, under stones, in open grassy areas.
Leptotharax neomexicanus Wheeler, 1903. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 55:223-248. ♂.
Taxonomy: Smith, 1952. N. Y. Ent. Soc., Jour. 60:100-102.
Biology: Wheeler, 1906. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 22:341. —Cole, 1953. Ent. Soc. Wash.,
Proc. 55:28. —Gregg, 1963. Ants of Colo., pp. 393-394.
Leptothorax tricarinatus
***authority mismatch
tricarinatus Emery. N. Dak, S. Dak., Iowa w. to Wyo., Colo., Utah. Ecology:
Nests under rocks and in soil.
Leptotharax (Leptotharax) tricarinatus Emery, 1895. Zool. Jahrb., Abt. f. System. 8:318,
321. ♂.
Taxonomy: Wheeler, 1903. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 55:223, 247-248. — Buren, 1944. Iowa
State Col., Jour. Sci. 18:286, 288. —Smith, 1952. N. Y. Ent. Soc., Jour. 60:98-100 (worker,
male).
Biology: Wheeler and Wheeler, 1963. Ants of N. Dak., p. 143. —Gregg, 1963. Ants of Colo.,
pp. 391-393.
Leptothorax tuscaloosae Wilson
N. C, Ala. Ecology: Colony was found in small cavity in soU under a bed
of moss at base of an oak tree.
Leptotharax (Myrafant) tuscaloosae Wilson, 1950. Psyche 57:128-130. 2,9.
Leptothorax wheeleri Smith
N. C, Ga., Fla., Ohio, Tenn., Ala., Miss. Ecology: Colonies found in cavities in
trees and under bark.
Leptotharax wheeleri Smith, 1929. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 22:547. ♂, ♀.
Taxonomy: Wilson, 1952. Ent. News 60:67-68, 70 (worker, male).
Biology: Smith, 1931. Ent. News 42:18. —Wesson and Wesson, 1940. Amer. Midland Nat.
24:90, 96.
Genus LEPTOTHORAX Subgenus DICHOTHORAX Emery
Leptotharax subg. Dichothorax Emery, 1895. Zool. Jahrb., Abt. f. System. 8:323.