Leptogenys testacea

Leptogenys testacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ponerinae
Tribe:	Ponerini
Genus:	Leptogenys
Species:	L. testacea
Binomial name
Leptogenys testacea (Donisthorpe, 1948) Specimen Labels

Identification

Keys including this Species

• Key to Afrotropical Leptogenys workers

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Ghana (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.

Nomenclature

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

• testacea. Microbolbos testacea Donisthorpe, 1948f: 170 (w.) GHANA. Combination in Leptogenys: Wilson, 1955c: 136. See also: Bolton, 1975a: 280.

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 280, see also)
• Donisthorpe, H. 1948f. Microbolbos testaceus, a new genus and species of ponerine ant. Entomologist 81: 170-171 (page 170, worker described)
• Wilson, E. O. 1955d. The status of the ant genus Microbolbos Donisthorpe. Psyche (Camb.) 62: 136 (page 136, Combination in Leptogenys)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Wilson E. O. 1955. The status of the ant genus Microbolbos Donisthorpe. Psyche (Cambridge) 62: 136.