Temnothorax Mayr, 1861

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Temnothorax Mayr

ambiguus (Emery). Literature records: “ Virginia ” ( Smith, D.R. 1979, Lynch 1987, Coovert 2005, Ellison et al.

2012). americanus (Emery) . Highland, York (VMNH). Literature records: Arlington, Warren ( Smith, M.R. 1939,

Longepier et al. 2014), “ Virginia ” ( Creighton 1950, Guenard et al. 2012). curvispinosus (Mayr). Alleghany, Appomattox, Augusta, Caroline, Charles City, Chesapeake, Fairfax,

Fauquier, Franklin, Frederick, Giles, Halifax, Hanover, Henrico, Henry, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg,

Northampton, Prince Edward, Prince William, Rockingham, Scott, Shenandoah, Suffolk, Sussex,

Virginia Beach, York (MMPC, USNM, USNPS, VMNH), “ Virginia ” (BMNH). Literature records: Augusta,

Clarke, Fairfax, Giles, Virginia Beach ( Cole 1949, Wang et al. 2000, Kjar & Barrows 2004, Kjar 2009,

Guenard & Drew 2011, Longepier et al. 2014, Kjar & Park 2016, Booher et al. 2017), “ Virginia ” ( Mayr 1886,

Emery 1895, Wheeler 1903b, Mackay 2000, Guenard et al. 2012). longispinosus (Roger). Alleghany, Chesapeake, Craig, Fairfax, Fauquier, Franklin, Highland, Madison,

Patrick, Rockingham, Scott, Shenandoah, Wythe (JTLC, MCZ, MMPC, RUIC, USNM, USNPS, VMNH).

Literature records: Augusta, Clarke, Giles ( Cole 1949, Wang et al. 2000, Booher et al. 2017), “ Virginia ”

( Mayr 1886, Emery 1895, Wheeler 1903b, Mackay 2000, Guenard et al. 2012). * minutissimus (Smith, M.R.). Virginia: 3.v.1885 (USNM). pergandei (Emery) . Chesterfield, Fairfax, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Montgomery,

Northampton, Prince William, Scott, Suffolk (FMNH, JTLC, MCZ, RUIC, VMNH). Literature records:

Fairfax ( Mackay 1993b), “ Virginia ” ( Peck et al. 1998, Guenard et al. 2012). schaumii (Roger). Caroline, Fairfax, Henry, Northampton (FMNH, USNM, VMNH). Literature records:

Augusta, Isle of Wight ( Wang et al. 2000, Waller 2003), “ Virginia ” ( Mackay 2000, Guenard et al. 2012). texanus (Wheeler, W.M.) . Literature records: “ Virginia ” ( Mackay 2000). tuscaloosae (Wilson) . Chesapeake, Isle of Wight, Suffolk, Sussex, York (VMNH). Literature records:

“ Virginia ” ( Guenard et al. 2012).

To our knowledge, the collection locality at Indian Field Creek (York Co.) represents the northernmost known

record of this species.