Leptogenys crustosa

Leptogenys crustosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ponerinae
Tribe:	Ponerini
Genus:	Leptogenys
Species:	L. crustosa
Binomial name
	Leptogenys crustosa; Santschi, 1914 Specimen Labels
Synonyms
	Leptogenys africanus Weber, 1942; Leptogenys conradti rufipes Santschi, 1937;

Identification

Keys including this Species

Key to Afrotropical Leptogenys workers

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 4.112954° to 4.112954°.


North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Cameroun, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Guinea (type locality), Sudan.

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.

crustosa. Leptogenys crustosa Santschi, 1914d: 326, fig. 12 (w.) GUINEA. Senior synonym of africanus, rufipes: Bolton, 1975a: 251.
rufipes. Leptogenys (Leptogenys) conradti var. rufipes Santschi, 1937g: 75 (w.) GABON. Junior synonym of crustosa: Bolton, 1975a: 251.
africanus. Leptogenys (Leptogenys) africanus Weber, 1942a: 47, fig. 8 (w.) SUDAN. Junior synonym of crustosa: Bolton, 1975a: 251.

Description

References

Bolton, B. 1975a. A revision of the ant genus Leptogenys Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Ethiopian region with a review of the Malagasy species. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 31: 235-305. (page 251, Senior synonym of africanus and rufipes)
Santschi, F. 1914d. Formicides de l'Afrique occidentale et australe du voyage de Mr. le Professeur F. Silvestri. Boll. Lab. Zool. Gen. Agrar. R. Sc. Super. Agric. 8: 309-385 (page 326, fig. 12 worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

Bolton B. 1975. A revision of the ant genus Leptogenys Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Ethiopian region with a review of the Malagasy species. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 31: 235-305.
Santschi F. 1937. Fourmis du Congo et régions limitrophes. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 30: 71-85.
Weber N. A. 1942. New doryline, cerapachyine and ponerine ants from the Imatong Mountains, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 44: 40-49.
Weber N. A. 1943. The ants of the Imatong Mountains, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 93: 263-389.
Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004