Leptogenys attenuata

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: South Africa, Zimbabwe.

Nomenclature

 *  attenuata. Ponera attenuata Smith, F. 1858b: 91 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Arnold, 1915: 98 (m.). Combination in Lobopelta: Roger, 1863b: 19; in Leptogenys: Mayr, 1895: 124. Senior synonym of jaegerskjoeldi: Arnold, 1926: 210. See also: Bolton, 1975a: 274.
 * jaegerskjoeldi. Leptogenys (Lobopelta) jaegerskjoeldi Santschi, 1914e: 9 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Subspecies of attenuata: Santschi, 1917b: 279. Junior synonym of attenuata: Arnold, 1926: 210; Bolton, 1975a: 274.

Ponera attenuata

One worker syntype in, a second in. Labelled “cgH. Drège” (= Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, plus collector’s name), and numbered “1490.” The specimen also has a label  “P. attenuata MS.”

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Arnold G. 1915. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part I. Ponerinae, Dorylinae. Annals of the South African Museum 14: 1-159.
 * Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004