Superfamily FORMICOIDEA 1395 



schmittii Wheeler. Colo. (Canyon City). 



Leptotharax Schmittii Wheeler, 1903. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 55:223, 242. 5. 



Taxonomy: Gregg, 1963. Ants of Colo., pp. 388, 390-391. 

 silvestrii (Santschi). S. Ariz. Ecology: Nests in evergreen oaks at altitudes of 3500 ft. or more. 

 Tetramorium silvestrii Santschi, 1909. Soc. Ent. Ital., Bol. 41:6. 5. 



Taxonomy: Creighton, 1953. Amer. Mus. Novitates 1635:1-7 (each caste described; note on 

 habitat). 

 stenotyle Cole. Ariz. (nr. Rustler's Park, Chiricahua Mtns.). Ecology: Nests were found under 

 stones. 

 Leptothorax (Leptotharax) angustinodus Cole, 1956. Tenn. Acad. Sci., Jour. 31:28-30. 5,9. 



Preocc. by Stitz, 1917. 

 Leptothorax (Leptothorax) stenotyle Cole, 1956. Tenn. Acad. Sci., Jour. 31:214. N. name. 

 terrigena Wheeler. Tex. (Austin). 



Leptothorax terrigena Wheeler, 1903. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 55:224, 254. 5,9. 

 texanus davisi Wheeler. N. Y., N. J., Fla. 



Leptothorax texanus davisi Wheeler, 1905. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 21:385. 5,9. 



Taxonomy: Smith, 1952. N. Y. Ent. Soc., Jour. 60:104-106. 

 texanus texanus Wheeler. Mich. (?), Ohio, s. to N. C, Ga. w. to Okla., Tex. Ecology: Nests have 

 been found in sandy soil. 

 Leptotharax texanus Wheeler, 1903. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 55:223-245. 5, 9, 6. 



Taxonomy: Gregg, 1944. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 37:446. —Smith, 1952. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 

 60:102-104. —Wheeler and Wheeler, 1960. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 62:24 (larva). 



Biology: Smith, 1932. Ent. News 43:160. —Wesson and Wesson, 1940. Amer. Midland Nat. 

 24:98. 

 tricarinatus neomexicanus Wheeler. W. Colo., Utah, N. Mex., Ariz. Ecology: Nests found in 

 soil, under stones, in open grassy areas. 

 Leptotharax neomexicanus Wheeler, 1903. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 55:223-248. 5 . 



Taxonomy: Smith, 1952. N. Y. Ent. Soc., Jour. 60:100-102. 



Biology: Wheeler, 1906. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 22:341. —Cole, 1953. Ent. Soc. Wash., 

 Proc. 55:28. —Gregg, 1963. Ants of Colo., pp. 393-394. 

 tricarinatus tricarinatus Emery. N. Dak, S. Dak., Iowa w. to Wyo., Colo., Utah. Ecology: 

 Nests under rocks and in soil. 

 Leptotharax (Leptotharax) tricarinatus Emery, 1895. Zool. Jahrb., Abt. f. System. 8:318, 

 321. 5. 



Taxonomy: Wheeler, 1903. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Proc. 55:223, 247-248. — Buren, 1944. Iowa 

 State Col., Jour. Sci. 18:286, 288. —Smith, 1952. N. Y. Ent. Soc., Jour. 60:98-100 (worker, 

 male). 



Biology: Wheeler and Wheeler, 1963. Ants of N. Dak., p. 143. —Gregg, 1963. Ants of Colo., 

 pp. 391-393. 

 tuscaloosae Wilson. N. C, Ala. Ecology: Colony was found in small cavity in soU under a bed 

 of moss at base of an oak tree. 

 Leptotharax (Myrafant) tuscaloosae Wilson, 1950. Psyche 57:128-130. 2,9. 

 wheeleri Smith. N. C, Ga., Fla., Ohio, Tenn., Ala., Miss. Ecology: Colonies found in cavities in 

 trees and under bark. 

 Leptotharax wheeleri Smith, 1929. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 22:547. 5,9. 



Taxonomy: Wilson, 1952. Ent. News 60:67-68, 70 (worker, male). 



Biology: Smith, 1931. Ent. News 42:18. —Wesson and Wesson, 1940. Amer. Midland Nat. 

 24:90, 96. 



Genus LEPTOTHORAX Subgenus DICHOTHORAX Emery 



Leptotharax subg. Dichothorax Emery, 1895. Zool. Jahrb., Abt. f. System. 8:323. 



