Protonym: Leptothorax rugatulus var. mediorufus
Authorship Wheeler, 1917a: 510
Forms w.q.
Bioregion Nearctic
Locality U.S.A. (California)
Primary type information Primary type material: syntype workers (number not stated, “many”), 3 syntype queens. Primary type localities: U.S.A.: California, nr Lake Tahoe, Tallac, and nr Lake Tahoe, Glen Alpine (W.M. Wheeler), California, Yosemite Valley, Camp Curry (W.M. Wheeler). Primary type depository: MCZC.
Type notes Wheeler also mentions a series of workers plus 2 queens from California, Volcano Creek (J.C. Bradley); it is not certain if these should also be regarded as syntypes.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Leptothorax rugatulus mediorufus Subspecies Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Temnothorax rugatulus mediorufus (Wheeler, 1917)
Original combination
Temnothorax rugatulus mediorufus Subspecies Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Temnothorax rugatulus (Emery, 1895)