Genus Leptothorax

Notes: social parasitic ant, prefer cavities, kill host adult, primitive, with ectoparasites: mites, nest in log, other ants' nests, prefer performed cavities

L. ambiguus Emery

Subfamily: Genus: L. ambiguus Emery MN: facultative polygeny & polydomy, less in thicket, nest in plant cav. w139 11b 10b 9b 8b 7b 6b 5b 1b
Myrmicinae Leptothorax L. ambiguus foveatus Smith    
    L. crassipilis Wheeler, W.M.    
    L. curvispinosus Mayr facultative polygeny & polydomy; queen adoption w 11a 10b 9b 8b 7b 6b 5b 1b
    L. duloticus Wesson, L.G.    
    L. longispinosus Roger MN, TC: facultative polygeny & polydomy; genetic effect; sex ratio w 9a 8b 7b 6b 5b 1b
    L. muscorum (Nylander) MN: YSNP infected by sporozoa  
    L. pergandei Emery    
    L. rugatulus Emery    
    L. schaumii Roger   w 8a 7b 6b 5b 1b
    L. texanus Wheeler, W.M. MN w 1a 2a
    L. texanus davisi Wheeler, W.M. MN w 4a 3b 2b 1a
    L. tricarinatus Emery frewuently crawl over leaves of underbrush w 4b 3b 2b 1a

L. texanus davisi

Genus Leptothorax Mayr <”Ø›VDƒ›
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taivanensis Wheeler, 1929: Chou & Terayama, 1991: 78; - Bolton, 1995: 245. ªODWØd؛VD

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