Temnothorax recedens is a species of Myrmicine ant found in France, Italy, and Spain, with the most recent discovery in Slovenia.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | T. recedens
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| Temnothorax recedens (Nylander, 1856)
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Temnothorax recedens barbarus Santschi, 1939 | |
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In his 2003 revision of the family Formicidae, Bolton recognized the genus Temnothorax as valid, with recedens as its type species, after it had been previously placed within the genus Leptothorax.[4]
Conservation status
editIt is the only IUCN-evaluated hymenopteran species listed as "Least concern", although its status has not been re-evaluated at least since 1996.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Social Insects Specialist Group. (1996). "Leptothorax recedens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T41985A10593624. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T41985A10593624.en.
- ^ ITIS Standard Report Page: Leptothorax recedens. Downloaded on 29 October 2007.
- ^ Bračko, G. (2007). "Checklist of the ants of Slovenia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Natura Sloveniae. 9 (1): 15–24. doi:10.14720/ns.9.1.15-24.
- ^ Bolton, B. (2003). "Synopsis and classification of Formicidae". Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 71: 1–370.