WHATS IN A NAME QUESTIONABLE A CLARIFICATION OF STENAMMA-WESTWOODI, S-DEBILE, AND S-LIPPULUM (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE, MYRMICINAE)

The taxonomic status of Stenamma westwoodi and close relatives is revi ewed. S. westwoodi is redefined and its range found to be restricted t o England, Wales, and Belgium. S. debile and S. iippulum, formerly tho ught to be synonyms of S. westwoodi, are shown to be valid species, wi th S. debile being widely distributed in northern and central Europe, and S. lippulum occurring in the region of the former U.S.S.R. between the Caspian and Black Seas (in the Caucasus Mountains and vicinity). All 3 species are redefined, earlier synonymies reexamined, lectotypes designated where needed, and finally, characters useful for separatin g these species from themselves and from others in the genus are discu ssed.