Leptogenys leiothorax
Leptogenys leiothorax | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
Tribe: | Ponerini |
Genus: | Leptogenys |
Species: | L. leiothorax |
Binomial name | |
Leptogenys leiothorax Prins, 1965 |
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -18.39776° to -19.61667°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Mozambique (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
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- leiothorax. Leptogenys stuhlmanni subsp. leiothorax Prins, 1965a: 154, fig. 1 (w.) MOZAMBIQUE. Raised to species: Bolton, 1975a: 258.
Description
References
- Bolton, B. 1975a. A revision of the ant genus Leptogenys Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Ethiopian region with a review of the Malagasy species. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 31: 235-305. (page 258, Raised to species)
- Prins, A. J. 1965a. Notes on African Formicidae (Hymenoptera) - 1. J. Entomol. Soc. South. Afr. 27: 153-159 (page 154, fig. 1 worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection