Temnothorax rugatulus
(Emery, 1895)
valid
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) rugatulus
Emery, 1895d:
321 (w.)
U.S.A. (Colorado).
Nearctic.
Primary type information:
Primary type material: syntype workers (number not stated). Primary type locality: U.S.A.: Colorado (no further data) (Pergande) (by restriction of Creighton, 1950a: 269). Primary type depositories: AMNH, MSNG.
Type notes:
Other syntype locality: South Dakota (no further data) (Pergande).
- Taber & Cokendolpher, 1988: 95 (k.)
- Combination in Leptothorax (Myrafant): Smith, 1950a: 30.
- Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 272.
- Subspecies of Temnothorax curvispinosus: Wheeler, 1903d: 241; Wheeler, 1910a: 567; Cole, 1936a: 36.
- Status as species: Wheeler, 1917a: 509; Emery, 1924f: 259; Cole, 1942: 369; Wheeler & Wheeler, 1944: 247; Creighton, 1950a: 267; Smith, 1951c: 819; Cole, 1953e: 28; Cole, 1954d: 240; Smith, 1958c: 132; Smith, 1967a: 359; Hunt & Snelling, 1975: 22; Yensen et al., 1977: 183; Wheeler & Wheeler, 1978b: 392; Smith, 1979: 1394; Allred, 1982: 485; Wheeler & Wheeler, 1986g: 53; MacKay et al., 1988: 90; Blacker, 1992: 7; Bolton, 1995b: 244; Mackay, 2000: 394 (redescription); Mackay & Mackay, 2002: 136; Bolton, 2003: 272; Ward, 2005: 68; Snelling et al., 2014: 72.
- Senior synonym of Temnothorax rugatulus annectens : Creighton, 1950a: 269; Smith, 1958c: 132; Smith, 1979: 1394; Bolton, 1995b: 244; Mackay, 2000: 394; Snelling et al., 2014: 72.
- Senior synonym of Temnothorax rugatulus brunnescens: Mackay, 2000: 394; Snelling et al., 2014: 73.
- Senior synonym of Temnothorax rugatulus cockerelli: Creighton, 1950a: 269; Smith, 1958c: 132; Smith, 1979: 1394; Bolton, 1995b: 244; Mackay, 2000: 394; Snelling et al., 2014: 72.
- Senior synonym of Temnothorax rugatulus dakotensis: Mackay, 2000: 394.
- Senior synonym of Temnothorax rugatulus mediorufus: Creighton, 1950a: 269; Smith, 1958c: 132; Smith, 1979: 1394; Bolton, 1995b: 244; Mackay, 2000: 394; Snelling et al., 2014: 72.
Junior synonyms
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Temnothorax rugatulus annectens
(Wheeler, 1903)
Obsolete combination(s): Temnothorax curvispinosus annectens, Leptothorax curvispinosus annectens
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Temnothorax rugatulus brunnescens
(Wheeler, 1917)
Obsolete combination(s): Leptothorax rugatulus brunnescens
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Temnothorax rugatulus cockerelli
(Wheeler, 1917)
Obsolete combination(s): Leptothorax rugatulus cockerelli
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Temnothorax rugatulus dakotensis
(Wheeler & Wheeler, 1944)
Obsolete combination(s): Leptothorax rugatulus dakotensis
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Temnothorax rugatulus mediorufus
(Wheeler, 1917)
Obsolete combination(s): Leptothorax rugatulus mediorufus
Obsolete combinations
Citations
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