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Leptanilla qinlingensis
| Leptanilla qinlingensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Leptanillinae |
| Tribe: | Leptanillini |
| Genus: | Leptanilla |
| Species: | L. qinlingensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptanilla qinlingensis Qian, Xu, Man & Liu, 2024 | |
A soil nest containing the holotype worker and 5 paratype workers of this species was found in conifer-broadleaf mixed forest with an altitude of 1200 m above sea level from the northern slope of Qinling Mountains in central China. Qinling Mountains are a boundary of the Palearctic and Oriental regions in central China. The habitat of the new species has a temperate climate and belongs to the Palearctic region in northwestern China.
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Identification
The species is similar to Leptanilla beijingensis, but in this species, in dorsal view, petiolar node nearly trapezoidal, obviously widening posteriorly; in lateral view, postpetiole as high as petiole, sternite of postpetiole narrow and strongly inclining anteriorly. While in L. beijingensis, in dorsal view, petiolar node nearly rectangular, not widening posteriorly; in lateral view, postpetiole slightly higher than petiole, sternite of postpetiole broad and erect, not inclining anteriorly.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 33.9° to 33.9°.
| 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. |
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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. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- qinlingensis. Leptanilla qinlingensis Qian et al., 2024: 28, fig. 5 (w.) CHINA (Shaanxi).
Type Material
- Holotype worker: China: Shaanxi Province, Xi’an City, Chang’an District, Xiangyu Forest Park, 33° 57' 48 N, 108° 48' 6 E, 1200 m above sea level, from a soil nest in conifer-broadleaf mixed forest, 18.V.2020, leg. Guan-Lin Liu, No. A20-3892.
- Paratypes: 5 workers, same data as holotype.