Leptogenys adlerzi

Leptogenys adlerzi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ponerinae
Tribe:	Ponerini
Genus:	Leptogenys
Species:	L. adlerzi
Binomial name
Leptogenys adlerzi Forel, 1900 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -19.25983° to -29.71666667°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (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.

Castes

Images from AntWeb

Syntype of Leptogenys adlerzi. Worker. Specimen code casent0907389. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland.

Nomenclature

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

• adlerzi. Leptogenys (Lobopelta) conigera r. adlerzi Forel, 1900b: 65 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Raised to species: Taylor, 1988: 36.

Type Material

• Leptogenys (Lobopelta) conigera adlerzi Forel, 1900: Syntype, 2 workers, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Turner, ANIC32-017971, Australian National Insect Collection.
• Leptogenys (Lobopelta) conigera adlerzi Forel, 1900: Syntype, 1 worker, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, Wiederkehr, ANIC32-017972, Australian National Insect Collection.
• Leptogenys (Lobopelta) conigera adlerzi Forel, 1900: Syntype, worker(s), Australia, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève.

References

• Forel, A. 1900b. Ponerinae et Dorylinae d'Australie récoltés par MM. Turner, Froggatt, Nugent, Chase, Rothney, J.-J. Walker, etc. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 44: 54-77 (page 65, worker described)
• Taylor, R. W. 1988. The nomenclature and distribution of some Australian and New Caledonian ants of the genus Leptogenys Roger (=Prionogenys Emery, n. syn.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae). Gen. Appl. Entomol. 20: 33-37 (page 36, Raised to species)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Andersen A. N., B. D. Hoffmann, W. J. Muller, and A. D. Griffiths. 2002. Using ants as bioindicators in land management: simplifying assesment of ant community responses. Journal of Applied Ecology 39: 8-17.
• Andersen A. N., J. C. Z. Woinarski, and B. Hoffman. 2004. Biogeography of the ant fauna of the Tiwi Islands, in northern Australia's moonsoonal tropics. Australian Journal of Zoology 52: 97-110.
• Andersen, Alan N., John C.Z. Woinarski and Ben D. Hoffman. 2004. Biogeography of the ant fauna of the Tiwi Islands, in northern Australia's monsoonal tropics. Australian Journal of Zoology 52: 97-110.