Leptogenys diminuta nitidiceps

Leptogenys diminuta nitidiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ponerinae
Tribe:	Ponerini
Genus:	Leptogenys
Species:	L. diminuta
Subspecies:	L. diminuta nitidiceps
Trinomial name
Leptogenys diminuta nitidiceps Chapman & Capco, 1951

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Oriental Region: India (type locality), Myanmar (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.

Nomenclature

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

• nitidiceps. Leptogenys (Lobopelta) diminuta var. nitidiceps Chapman & Capco, 1951: 34 (w.) INDIA (Uttarakhand, Maharashtra; also no state data “Sivaliks”, no state data “Himalaya”), MYANMAR.
  • [First available use of Leptogenys (Lobopelta) diminuta subsp. sarasinorum var. nitidiceps Emery, 1911d: 103; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name (Bolton, 1995b: 232).]
  • [Note: localities based on laeviceps Smith, F., sensu Forel, 1900d: 312, the basis for the name nitidiceps in Chapman & Capco, 1951: 34.]

References

• Chapman, J.W. & Capco, S.R. 1951. Check list of the ants of Asia. Monographs of the Institute of Science and Technology, Manila 1: 327 pp.