Leptothorax tennesseensis Cole, 1938a: 238, fig. 1 (w.) U.S.A. (Tennessee). Nearctic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype minor worker. Primary type locality: U.S.A.: Tennessee, Great Smokey Mts Nat. Park, nr Greenbriar Cove (2000 ft), 15.v.1937, no. C-T-2068 (A.C. Cole). Type depositories: LACM, USNM. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 7 paratype minor workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Type depositories: LACM, USNM. Type notes: Depository of holotype is not stated.