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Leptogenys darlingtoni
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Leptogenys |
| Species: | L. darlingtoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptogenys darlingtoni Wheeler, W.M., 1933
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Identification
Heterick (2009) - Smooth, shining, and essentially black in colour.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Heterick (2009) - Known from drier areas north of the Darling Range (SWBP , WA), and as far north as the Pilbara.
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -28.445° to -28.70000076°.
| 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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- darlingtoni. Leptogenys (Lobopelta) darlingtoni Wheeler, W.M. 1933i: 90, fig. 28 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA.
Type Material
- Leptogenys (Lobopelta) darlingtoni Wheeler, 1933: Syntype, 1 worker, near Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia, Wheeler,W.M., ANIC32-017976, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Leptogenys (Lobopelta) darlingtoni Wheeler, 1933: Syntype, worker(s), queen(s), near Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia.
Description
References
- Heterick, B. E. 2009. A guide to the ants of South-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 76:1-206.
- Heterick, B.E. 2021. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part I: Systematics. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 86, 1-245 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2021.001-245).
- Heterick, B.E. 2022. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part II: Distribution and biology. Records of the Western Australian Museum, supplement 86: 247-510 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2022.247-510).
- Wheeler, W. M. 1933i. Colony founding among ants, with an account of some primitive Australian species. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, viii + 179 pp. (page 90, fig. 28 worker, queen described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Gunawardene N.R. and J.D. Majer. 2004. Ants of the southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia: an investigation into patterns of association. Records of the Western Australian Museum 22: 219-239.
- Heterick B. E. 2009. A guide to the ants of south-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 76: 1-206.
- Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.