Leptogenys ebenina

Leptogenys ebenina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ponerinae
Tribe:	Ponerini
Genus:	Leptogenys
Species:	L. ebenina
Binomial name
Leptogenys ebenina Forel, 1915 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -17.35° to -19.00141961°.

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.

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

Association with Other Organisms

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• This species is a associate (details unknown) for the phorid fly Puliciphora microphthalma (a associate (details unknown)) (Quevillon, 2018).

Castes

Images from AntWeb

Worker. Specimen code casent0270583. Photographer Ryan Perry, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by PSWC, Philip S. Ward Collection.

Syntype of Leptogenys ebenina. Worker. Specimen code casent0907391. 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.

• ebenina. Leptogenys (Lobopelta) ebenina Forel, 1915b: 30 (w.m.) AUSTRALIA.

Type Material

• Leptogenys (Lobopelta) ebenina Forel, 1915: Syntype, 1 worker, Malanda, Queenslasnd, Australia, Mjoberg, ANIC32-017978, Australian National Insect Collection.
• Leptogenys (Lobopelta) ebenina Forel, 1915: Syntype, 2 workers, Malanda, Queenslasnd, Australia, Museum Victoria, Melbourne.

References

• Forel, A. 1915b. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. 2. Ameisen. Ark. Zool. 9(1 16: 1-119 (page 30, worker, male described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• 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.