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Leptogenys magna
| Leptogenys magna | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Leptogenys |
| Species: | L. magna |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptogenys magna Forel, 1900
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -21.16593° to -22.865°.
| 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. |
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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
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Syntype of Leptogenys magna. Worker. Specimen code casent0907396. 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.
- magna. Leptogenys (Lobopelta) magna Forel, 1900b: 65 (w.m.) AUSTRALIA.
Type Material
- Leptogenys (Lobopelta) magna Forel, 1900: Syntype, 2 workers, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Australian Museum.
- Leptogenys (Lobopelta) magna Forel, 1900: Syntype, 2 workers, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Leptogenys (Lobopelta) magna Forel, 1900: Syntype, worker(s), Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève.
Description
References
- 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 65, 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.