''Leptothorax'' is a genus of small

ant Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22,0 ...

s with mainly

Holarctic The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It corresponds to the floristic Boreal Kingdom. It includes both the Nearctic zoogeographical regi ...

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 ''Cardiocondyla'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Distribution Approximately 70 species are currently recognized as belonging to this genus, most of which are distributed in the Old World tropics and subtropics, bu ...

'', ''

Stereomyrmex ''Stereomyrmex'' is a genus of myrmicine ants. Two of the described species are known from only a single worker, making this one of the rarest groups of ants in the world.Australian Ants OnlineGenus ''Stereomyrmex''/ref> Biology The single sp ...

'' and ''

Romblonella ''Romblonella'' is a genus of myrmicine ants. Systematics ''Romblonella'' is probably the sister taxon to '' Stereomyrmex''. Closely related genera are ''Leptothorax'' and ''Cardiocondyla''.Taylor, Robert W. (1991): Notes on the ant genera ''R ...

''.

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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 fo ...

'' (Fabricius, 1793) *'' Leptothorax acervorum vandeli'' (Bondroit, 1920) *''

Leptothorax athabasca ''Leptothorax athabasca'' has been discovered and described by Buschinger, A. & Schulz, A. in 2008. It is endemic to the area around Athabasca Falls in Alberta, Canada.Buschinger, A. & Schulz, A., 2008, Leptothorax athabasca sp.n. (Hymeno ...

'' Buschinger & Schulz, 2008 *''

Leptothorax buschingeri ''Leptothorax buschingeri'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Leptothorax''. It is endemic to Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while othe ...

'' Kutter, 1967 *'' Leptothorax calderoni'' Creighton, 1950 *''

Leptothorax crassipilis ''Leptothorax crassipilis'' is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. References Further reading * External links

* Leptothorax, crassipilis Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1917 {{ant-stub ...

'' Wheeler, 1917 *''

Leptothorax faberi ''Leptothorax faberi'' is a species of ant in the genus ''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 hel ...

'' Buschinger, 1983 *''

Leptothorax goesswaldi ''Leptothorax goesswaldi'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Leptothorax''. It is found in France and Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, wh ...

'' Kutter, 1967 *''

Leptothorax gredleri ''Leptothorax gredleri'' is a species of ant belonging to the family Formicidae. It is native to Europe. References gredleri Hymenoptera of Europe Taxa named by Ernst Mayr Insects described in 1855 {{Myrmicinae-stub ...

'' Mayr, 1855 *''

Leptothorax kutteri ''Leptothorax kutteri'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Leptothorax''. It is endemic to Europe, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are i ...

'' Buschinger, 1966 *''

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. ...

'' (Nylander, 1846) *'' Leptothorax muscorum uvicensis'' Blacker, 1992 *'' Leptothorax oceanicus'' (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1928) *''

Leptothorax pacis ''Leptothorax pacis'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Leptothorax''. It is endemic to Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other fede ...

'' (Kutter, 1945) *'' Leptothorax paraxenus'' Heinze & Alloway, 1992 *''

Leptothorax pocahontas ''Leptothorax pocahontas'' (Powhatan: ''pocahontas'' = playful one) is a threatened species of ant endemic to Alberta, Canada,Buschinger, A. 1979. ''Doronomyrmex pocahontas'', n. sp., a parasitic ant from Alberta, Canada (Hym. Formicidae). Ins. ...

'' (Buschinger, 1979) *'' Leptothorax retractus'' Francoeur, 1986 *'' Leptothorax scamni'' Ruzsky, 1905 *'' Leptothorax sphagnicola'' Francoeur, 1986 *'' Leptothorax wilsoni'' Heinze, 1989 *'' Leptothorax zhengi'' Zhou & Chen, 2011

References

Ant genera Taxa named by Gustav Mayr Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{myrmicinae-stub