Leptogenys diminuta fruhstorferi

AntWiki: The Ants --- Online
Leptogenys diminuta fruhstorferi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Leptogenys
Species: L. diminuta
Subspecies: L. diminuta fruhstorferi
Trinomial name
Leptogenys diminuta fruhstorferi
Emery, 1896

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -7.934115° to -7.934115°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

AntMapLegend.png

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

Check data from AntWeb

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.
pChart

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.
pChart

Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

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

  • fruhstorferi. Leptogenys diminuta subsp. fruhstorferi Emery, 1896f: 248 (w.) INDONESIA (Java). [Also described as new by Emery, 1898b: 233.] Forel, 1913k: 17 (m.); Crawley, 1924: 388 (q.). Currently subspecies of diminuta: Forel, 1913k: 17; Karavaiev, 1925c: 276.

Description

References

  • Crawley, W. C. 1924a. Ants from Sumatra, with biological notes by Edward Jacobson. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9(13): 380-409 (page 388, queen described)
  • Emery, C. 1896f. Formicides récoltés à Buitenzorg (Java), par M. Massart. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 40: 245-249 (page 248, worker described)
  • Forel, A. 1913l. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise nach Ostindien ausgeführt im Auftrage der Kgl. Preuss. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin von H. v. Buttel-Reepen. II. Ameisen aus Sumatra, Java, Malacca und Ceylon. Gesammelt von Herrn Prof. Dr. v. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 36: 1-148 (page 17, male described)
  • Forel, A. 1913l. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise nach Ostindien ausgeführt im Auftrage der Kgl. Preuss. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin von H. v. Buttel-Reepen. II. Ameisen aus Sumatra, Java, Malacca und Ceylon. Gesammelt von Herrn Prof. Dr. v. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 36: 1-148 (page 17, Race/subspecies of diminuta)
  • Karavaiev, V. 1925c. Ponerinen (Fam. Formicidae) aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet. (Schluss). Konowia 4: 276-296 (page 276, Race/subspecies of diminuta)
  • Satria, R., Nugraha, F.A.D., Achyar, A., Zulyetti, D., Eguchi, K. 2024, Description of the male caste of Leptogenys borneensis (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with its first discovery in Sumatra. Zoodiversity 58 (1), 19-26 (doi:10.15407/zoo2024.01.19).