Leptogenys pubiceps cubaensis

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Leptogenys pubiceps cubaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Leptogenys
Species: L. pubiceps
Subspecies: L. pubiceps cubaensis
Trinomial name
Leptogenys pubiceps cubaensis
Santschi, 1930

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Cuba (type locality), Greater Antilles.

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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

Nomenclature

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

  • cubaensis. Leptogenys pubiceps st. cubaensis Santschi, 1930e: 76 (w.m.) CUBA. Member of unresolved pubiceps-complex: Lattke, 2011: 217.

Description

References

  • Lattke, J.E. 2011. Revision of the New World species of the genus Leptogenys Roger (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 69, 127-264.
  • Santschi, F. 1930e. Quelques fourmis de Cuba et du Brésil. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Egypte 14: 75-83 (page 76, worker, male described)