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Leptogenys podenzanai
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Leptogenys |
| Species: | L. podenzanai |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptogenys podenzanai (Emery, 1895)
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -19.00261633° to -19.00261633°.
| 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
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| Syntype of Prionogenys podenzanai malandensis. Worker. Specimen code casent0907400. 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.
- podenzanai. Prionogenys podenzanai Emery, 1895g: 349, fig. 1 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in Leptogenys: Taylor, 1988: 33. Senior synonym of malandensis: Taylor, 1988: 33.
- malandensis. Prionogenys podenzanai var. malandensis Forel, 1915b: 27 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of podenzanai: Taylor, 1988: 33.
Type Material
- Prionogenys podenzanai Emery, 1895: Syntype, worker(s), Mt. Bellenden Ker, Queensland, Australia, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genoa.
- Prionogenys podenzanai malandensis Forel, 1915: Syntype, 4 workers, Malanda, Queensland, Australia, Australian Museum.
- Prionogenys podenzanai malandensis Forel, 1915: Syntype, worker(s), Malanda, Queensland, Australia, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1895h. Descriptions de quelques fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 39: 345-358 (page 349, fig. 1 worker described)
- 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).
- 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 33, Combination in Leptogenys, and senior synonym of malandensis)
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.