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Leptothorax
Taxonomy
Leptothorax was named by Mayr (1855). It is extant.
It was assigned to Myrmicidae by Mayr (1855); to Myrmicini by Wheeler (1915); to Formicidae by Carpenter (1992); to Formicoxenini by Bolton (2003), Bolton (2012); and to Crematogastrini by Ward et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Myrmicidae by Mayr (1855); to Myrmicini by Wheeler (1915); to Formicidae by Carpenter (1992); to Formicoxenini by Bolton (2003), Bolton (2012); and to Crematogastrini by Ward et al. (2015).
Species
Synonymy list
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Leptothorax Mayr 1855
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Subg. Leptothorax (Macromischa) Roger 1863
Leptothorax muscorum Nylander 1846
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | Canada (British Columbia) | L. sp. (123795) | |
| Messinian | USA (Alaska) | L. sp. (123352) | |
| Gelasian | Greenland | L. sp. (160153) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Canada (British Columbia) | L. muscorum (167673) |