Leptogenys fortior
Leptogenys fortior | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
Tribe: | Ponerini |
Genus: | Leptogenys |
Species: | L. fortior |
Binomial name | |
Leptogenys fortior Forel, 1900 |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -19.133° to -21.8724°.
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
Castes
Images from AntWeb
Lectotype of Leptogenys fortior. Worker. Specimen code casent0907393. 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.
- fortior. Leptogenys (Lobopelta) fallax r. fortior Forel, 1900b: 64 (w.m.) AUSTRALIA. Wheeler, W.M. 1916a: 48 (q.; name misspelled as fortis); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1974g: 281. Raised to species: Taylor, 1988: 37.
Type Material
- Leptogenys (Lobopelta) fallax fortior Forel, 1900: Syntype, 2 workers, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Australian Museum.
- Leptogenys (Lobopelta) fallax fortior Forel, 1900: Syntype, 3 workers, 2 males, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Leptogenys (Lobopelta) fallax fortior Forel, 1900: Syntype, worker(s), male(s), Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève.
Description
References
- Esteves, F.A., Fisher, B.L. 2021. Corrieopone nouragues gen. nov., sp. nov., a new Ponerinae from French Guiana (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 1074, 83–173 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.1074.75551).
- Forel, A. 1900b. Ponerinae et Dorylinae d'Australie récoltés par MM. Turner, Froggatt, Nugent, Chase, Rothney, J.-J. Walker, etc. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 44: 54-77 (page 64, worker, male described)
- Taylor, R. W. 1988. The nomenclature and distribution of some Australian and New Caledonian ants of the genus Leptogenys Roger (=Prionogenys Emery, n. syn.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae). Gen. Appl. Entomol. 20: 33-37 (page 37, Raised to species)
- Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1974g. Ant larvae of the subfamily Ponerinae: third supplement (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 76: 278-281 (page 281, larva described)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1916a. The Australian ants of the genus Onychomyrmex. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
60: 45-54 (page 48, queen described)