Leptogenys myops

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia. Oriental Region: Thailand.

Castes
(Ito 1997) - Ergatoid queens of L. myops are exceptionally large in body size (head width 1.18 mm) relative to workers (head width 0.75 mm); other Oriental species show similar head widths between castes. L. myops queens have 32-34 ovarioles per ovary while workers have 3 ovarioles per ovary. In contrast, other species have same ovariole numbers between castes.



Nomenclature

 *  myops. Lobopelta myops Emery, 1887b: 432 (w.) INDONESIA (Java). Karavaiev, 1925c: 283 (q.); Karavaiev, 1926d: 421 (m.); Imai, Kubota, et al. 1985: 46 (k.); Tjan, Imai, et al. 1986: 57 (k.). Combination in Leptogenys: Emery, 1900d: 671.