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Leptothorax Retractus
''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'' (Fabricius, 1793) *''Leptothorax acervorum vandeli'' (Bondroit, 1920) *'' 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, 1966 *'' Leptothorax muscorum'' (Nylander, 1846) *''Leptothorax muscorum uvicensis'' Blacker, 1992 *''Leptothorax oceanicus'' (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1928) *'' Leptothorax pacis'' (Kutter, 1945) *''Leptotho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
