Leptogenys falcigera

Distribution
This taxon was described from Sri Lanka. It is also found in the Philippines, Comoros, Mayotte, Guam, Marshall Islands, Palau, Micronesia (Federated States of), Northern Mariana Islands and Hawaii.

Nomenclature

 *  falcigera. Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861a: 42 (w.) SRI LANKA. Forel, 1891b: 111 (m.). Senior synonym of insularis: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 30. See also: Bolton, 1975a: 252.
 * insularis. Leptogenys insularis Smith, F. 1879: 675 (w.) HAWAII. Forel, 1899a: 118 (m.). Subspecies of falcigera: Forel, 1899a: 118. Junior synonym of falcigera: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 30.

Leptogenys insularis

Holotype worker in. Labelled “52” upon the stage card, and “Oahu. 79/40.” Acc. Reg.: “1879 no. 40. 1 Leptogenys insularis Sm. Sandwich Is (Oahu). Presented by Rev. T. Blackburn, Honolulu.” A blue syntype label is on the specimen (as opposed to a red holotype label) as the type-series appeared originally to contain several workers. Smith says, “Not rare,......workers only taken.” On the other hand, the specimen may well be unique as the accessions register specifically states “1.”