Leptothorax
| Leptothorax | |
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| L. acervorum dealate queen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: |
Leptothorax Mayr, 1855 |
| Type species | |
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Formica acervorum Fabricius, 1793 |
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| Diversity | |
| 19 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Doronomyrmex Kutter, 1945 |
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Doronomyrmex Kutter, 1945
Mychothorax Ruzsky, 1904
Leptothorax is a large genus of small ants with mainly Holarctic distribution. 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.
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