Leptanilla dehongensis

Leptanilla dehongensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Leptanillinae
Tribe:	Leptanillini
Genus:	Leptanilla
Species:	L. dehongensis
Binomial name
	Leptanilla dehongensis; Qian, Xu, Man & Liu, 2024

A nest containing 48 workers including 9 paratype workers of this species was found in the soil in monsoon evergreen broadleaf forest with an altitude of 1537 m above sea level from southern Huangduan Mountains in southwestern China. In addition, the holotype worker and 28 paratype workers were collected from the soil samples in monsoon evergreen broadleaf forest at the same site. The habitat of the new species has a subtropical climate and belongs to the Oriental region in southwestern China.

Photo Gallery

Qian et al. (2024), Fig. 3: Leptanilla dehongensis holotype worker. (A, D) head in full-face view; (B, E) body in lateral view; (C, F) body in dorsal view. (A - C) illustrations drawn from images, photos by Yu-Han Qian; (D - F) images, photos by Yu-Han Qian.

Identification

This species is similar to Leptanilla lamellata, but in full-face view, posterior head margin straight; in lateral view, dorsum of petiolar node strongly convex, sternite erect, dorsum of postpetiolar node strongly convex; in dorsal view, petiolar node as broad as long and nearly trapezoidal; body color lighter yellow. While in L. lamellata, in full-face view, posterior head margin obviously concave; in lateral view, dorsum of petiolar node weakly convex, sternite inclining anteriorly and protruding, dorsum of postpetiolar node weakly convex; in dorsal view, petiolar node slightly broader than long and nearly square; body color brownish yellow.

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Zhong (2024), Fig 5. Geographical distributions of the Chinese Leptanilla species. Locality information was obtained from the original literature of each species and visualized with SimpleMappr.

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 24.4° to 24.4°.


North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

Source: Qian et al., 2023

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: China (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.

Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.

Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

dehongensis. Leptanilla dehongensis Qian et al., 2024: 26, fig. 3 (w.) CHINA (Yunnan).

Type Material

Holotype worker: China: Yunnan Province, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Longchuan County, Husa Town, Baoping Village, 24° 22' 56 N, 97° 50' 01 E, 1537 m above sea level, from a soil sample in a monsoon evergreen broadleaf forest, 23.III.2015, leg. Ying Zheng, No. A15-548.
Paratypes: 3 workers, same data as holotype; 9 workers, from a nest in soil containing 48 workers, with same locality and date as holotype, No. A15-547; 9 workers, from a soil sample containing 16 workers, same locality and date as holotype, No. A15-549.

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