Leptogenys nitida speculans

Leptogenys nitida speculans
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Leptogenys intermedia)
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ponerinae
Tribe:	Ponerini
Genus:	Leptogenys
Species:	Leptogenys nitida speculans Santschi, 1926

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Leptogenys intermedia.

Nomenclature

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

• speculans. Leptogenys (Lobopelta) nitida st. speculans Santschi, 1926b: 209 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of nitida: Bolton, 1975a: 289.

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.