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Leptothorax
''Leptothorax'' is a genus of small ants with mainly Holarctic distributions. The genus is notable for its widespread social parasitism, i.e. they are dependent on the help of workers from other ant species during a part or the whole of their life cycles. Closely related genera are ''Cardiocondyla'', '' Stereomyrmex'' and '' Romblonella''. Species *''Leptothorax acervorum ''Leptothorax acervorum'' is a small brown to yellow ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. ''L. acervorum'' is vastly distributed across the globe, most commonly found in the coniferous fore ...'' (Fabricius, 1793) *'' Leptothorax athabasca'' Buschinger & Schulz, 2008 *'' Leptothorax buschingeri'' Kutter, 1967 *'' Leptothorax calderoni'' Creighton, 1950 *'' Leptothorax crassipilis'' Wheeler, 1917 *'' Leptothorax faberi'' Buschinger, 1983 *'' Leptothorax goesswaldi'' Kutter, 1967 *'' Leptothorax gredleri'' Mayr, 1855 *'' Leptothorax kutteri'' Buschinger, ...
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Leptothorax Acervorum
''Leptothorax acervorum'' is a small brown to yellow ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. ''L. acervorum'' is vastly distributed across the globe, most commonly found in the coniferous forests of Central, Western and Northern Europe. The morphology of ''L. acervorum'' is extremely similar to that of other '' Leptothorax'' ants. The difference arises in the two-toned appearance of ''L. acervorum'', with the head and metasoma being darker than the mesosoma segment of the body, and hair across its body. Following Bergmann's rule—unusually, for ectothermic animals—body size increases with latitude. Taxonomy ''Leptothorax acervorum'' was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793 in his publication ''Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Vol 2''. The ant belongs to the family of Formicidae, which include all organisms that contain a metapleural gland. Using DNA analysis, the divergence date estimated for clades ...
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Leptothorax
''Leptothorax'' is a genus of small ants with mainly Holarctic distributions. The genus is notable for its widespread social parasitism, i.e. they are dependent on the help of workers from other ant species during a part or the whole of their life cycles. Closely related genera are ''Cardiocondyla'', '' Stereomyrmex'' and '' Romblonella''. Species *''Leptothorax acervorum ''Leptothorax acervorum'' is a small brown to yellow ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. ''L. acervorum'' is vastly distributed across the globe, most commonly found in the coniferous fore ...'' (Fabricius, 1793) *'' Leptothorax athabasca'' Buschinger & Schulz, 2008 *'' Leptothorax buschingeri'' Kutter, 1967 *'' Leptothorax calderoni'' Creighton, 1950 *'' Leptothorax crassipilis'' Wheeler, 1917 *'' Leptothorax faberi'' Buschinger, 1983 *'' Leptothorax goesswaldi'' Kutter, 1967 *'' Leptothorax gredleri'' Mayr, 1855 *'' Leptothorax kutteri'' Buschinger, ...
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Leptothorax Muscorum
''Leptothorax muscorum'' is a species of ant of the genus ''Leptothorax'' that ranges through a variety of habitats throughout much of Europe, northern Asia, and North and Central America, with a particularly wide distribution in the palearctic. Capable of surviving in extreme Arctic-Alpine conditions, the species is perhaps the northernmost dwelling ant indigenous to the Western Hemisphere. Physiology, morphology and taxonomy Several highly similar subspecies of ''L. muscorum'' have been identified, including ''L. m. betulae'', ''L. m. fagi'', ''L. m. flavescens'', ''L. m. gredleri'', ''L. m. nigriceps'', ''L. m. oceanicum'', ''L. m. scamni'', ''L. m. septentrionalis'', ''L. m. sordida'', ''L. m. sordidus'', and ''L. m. uvicensis''."Species: ''Leptothorax muscorum'' - AntWeb." Accessed December 26, 2015. https://www.antweb.org/description.do?rank=species&name=muscorum&genus=leptothorax&project=britishcolumbiaants. A study of enzyme patterns has identified a number of other ''Lep ...
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Leptothorax Crassipilis
''Leptothorax crassipilis'' is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. References Further reading * External links * crassipilis Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1917 {{Myrmicinae-stub ...
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