Leptogenys occidentalis

Leptogenys occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ponerinae
Tribe:	Ponerini
Genus:	Leptogenys
Species:	L. occidentalis
Binomial name
	Leptogenys occidentalis; Bernard, 1953 Specimen Labels
Synonyms
	Leptogenys ferrarii bernardi Baroni Urbani, 1971; Leptogenys ferrarii sulcinodis Bernard, 1953;

Identification

Keys including this Species

Key to Afrotropical Leptogenys workers

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 6.312222222° to -2.283333333°.


North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Guinea (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


Syntype of Leptogenys nitida occidentalis. Worker. Specimen code casent0902600. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMUK, London, UK.

Nomenclature

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

occidentalis. Leptogenys (Lobopelta) nitida r. occidentalis Bernard, 1953b: 211, fig. 5 (w.) GUINEA. Raised to species and senior synonym of bernardi: Bolton, 1975a: 270.
sulcinodis. Leptogenys ferrarii r. sulcinodis Bernard, 1953b: 210, fig. 5 (w.) GUINEA. [Junior secondary homonym of sulcinoda André, above.] Replacement name: bernardi Baroni Urbani, 1971b: 360.
bernardi. Leptogenys ferrarii subsp. bernardi Baroni Urbani, 1971b: 360. Replacement name for sulcinodis Bernard, 1953b: 210. [Junior secondary homonym of sulcinoda André, 1892a: 48.] Junior synonym of occidentalis: Bolton, 1975a: 270.

Description

References

Bernard, F. 1953b [1952]. La réserve naturelle intégrale du Mt Nimba. XI. Hyménoptères Formicidae. Mém. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire 19: 165-270 (page 211, fig. 5 worker described)
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 270, Raised to species, and senior synonym of bernardi)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

Bolton B. 1975. A revision of the ant genus Leptogenys Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Ethiopian region with a review of the Malagasy species. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 31: 235-305.
Fisher B. L. 2004. Diversity patterns of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) along an elevational gradient on Monts Doudou in southwestern Gabon. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences 28: 269-286.