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Leptogenys conigera
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Leptogenys |
| Species: | L. conigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptogenys conigera (Mayr, 1876)
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -17.33857° to -24.74444389°.
| 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. |
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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
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Syntype of Leptogenys conigera mutans. Worker. Specimen code casent0907390. 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.
- conigera. Lobopelta conigera Mayr, 1876: 89 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in Leptogenys: Forel, 1900b: 65. Senior synonym of mutans: Taylor, 1988: 34.
- mutans. Leptogenys (Lobopelta) conigera r. mutans Forel, 1900b: 65 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of conigera: Taylor, 1988: 34.
Type Material
- Leptogenys (Lobopelta) conigera mutans Forel, 1900: Syntype, 2 workers, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Australian Museum.
- Leptogenys (Lobopelta) conigera mutans Forel, 1900: Syntype, 1 worker, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Leptogenys (Lobopelta) conigera mutans Forel, 1900: Syntype, worker(s), Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève.
- Lobopelta conigera Mayr, 1876: Syntype, 2 workers, Peak Downs, Queensland, Australia, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna.
- Lobopelta conigera Mayr, 1876: Syntype, worker(s), Gayndah, Queensland, Australia.
Description
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, Combination in Leptogenys)
- Mayr, G. 1876. Die australischen Formiciden. J. Mus. Godeffroy 12: 56-115 (page 89, 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 34, Senior synonym of mutans)