Leptothorax recedens
Appearance
Leptothorax recedens | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Genus: | Leptothorax |
Species: | L. recedens
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Binomial name | |
Leptothorax recedens (Nylander, 1856)
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Subspecies[2] | |
Leptothorax recedens barbarus Santschi, 1939 | |
Synonyms | |
Leptothorax ergatogyna Bernard, 1950 |
Leptothorax recedens is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. It is found in France, Italy, and Spain, with the most recent finding in Slovenia.[3]
In his 2003 revision of the family Formicidae, Bolton placed this species in the genus Temnothorax,[4] although many authors still use the original classification.
Conservation status
[edit]It is the only IUCN evaluated hymenopteran species listed as "Least concern", although its status hasn't been re-evaluated at least since 2000.
References
[edit]- ^ Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Leptothorax recedens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T41985A10593624. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T41985A10593624.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ ITIS Standard Report Page: Leptothorax recedens. Downloaded on 29 October 2007.
- ^ Bračko G. (2007). Checklist of the ants of Slovenia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Natura Sloveniae, 9(1), 15-24
- ^ Bolton B. (2003): Synopsis and classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 1-370.