Redescription of the Ant Leptothorax (S. STR.) Scamni Ruzsky, 1905

Worker and queen caste of the ant Leptothorax (sensu stricto) scamni Ruzsky, 1905 are formally described and a neotype is designated. The species is distinguished from other Leptothorax (s. str.) by extraordinarily long, finger-shaped propodeal spines. L. scamni appears to be a rather rare, patchil...

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Main Authors: J. Heinze, A. Schulz, A. G. Radchenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1993-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1993/63287
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description Worker and queen caste of the ant Leptothorax (sensu stricto) scamni Ruzsky, 1905 are formally described and a neotype is designated. The species is distinguished from other Leptothorax (s. str.) by extraordinarily long, finger-shaped propodeal spines. L. scamni appears to be a rather rare, patchily distributed ant in alpine coniferous forests in the Caucasus (Russia and Armenia) and northern Turkey.
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spelling doaj-art-ef4d6f2cd0ec4bc799d107fb87ced1da2025-08-20T03:21:12ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74381993-01-011003-417718310.1155/1993/63287Redescription of the Ant Leptothorax (S. STR.) Scamni Ruzsky, 1905J. Heinze0A. Schulz1A. G. Radchenko2Theodor-Boveri-Institut, LS Verhaltensphysiologie und Soziobiologie, Am Hubland, Würzburg D 97074, GermanyFeldstraße 66, Leverkusen D 51381 , GermanyInst. of Zoology, 15 ul. Bogdan Khmel'nitskogo, Kiev 252030, UkraineWorker and queen caste of the ant Leptothorax (sensu stricto) scamni Ruzsky, 1905 are formally described and a neotype is designated. The species is distinguished from other Leptothorax (s. str.) by extraordinarily long, finger-shaped propodeal spines. L. scamni appears to be a rather rare, patchily distributed ant in alpine coniferous forests in the Caucasus (Russia and Armenia) and northern Turkey.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1993/63287
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Redescription of the Ant Leptothorax (S. STR.) Scamni Ruzsky, 1905
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title Redescription of the Ant Leptothorax (S. STR.) Scamni Ruzsky, 1905
title_full Redescription of the Ant Leptothorax (S. STR.) Scamni Ruzsky, 1905
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title_full_unstemmed Redescription of the Ant Leptothorax (S. STR.) Scamni Ruzsky, 1905
title_short Redescription of the Ant Leptothorax (S. STR.) Scamni Ruzsky, 1905
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