Checklist of Leptomyrmex species

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Leptomyrmex
Dolichoderinae
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Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus
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Distribution
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Species Richness
Statistics
Valid Species 28
Invalid Species 20
Fossils 1
Countries Occupied 5
Year Described 1862
First Species Described 1775
Last Species Described 2016

The following species and subspecies belong to the genus Leptomyrmex. Synonyms are listed under their senior names. For valid names only see Leptomyrmex species and for distribution information see Leptomyrmex species by Country.

A

aitchisoni Smith, D.J. & Shattuck, 2009 (Australia)

B

burwelli Smith, D.J. & Shattuck, 2009 (Australia)

C

cnemidatus Wheeler, W.M., 1915 (Australia)
   • Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus brunneiceps Wheeler, W.M., 1934
   • Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus venustus Wheeler, W.M., 1934

D

darlingtoni Wheeler, W.M., 1934 (Australia)
   • Leptomyrmex darlingtoni fascigaster Wheeler, W.M., 1934
   • Leptomyrmex darlingtoni jucundus Wheeler, W.M., 1934

dolichoscapus Smith, D.J. & Shattuck, 2009 (Australia)

E

erythrocephalus (Fabricius, 1775) (Australia)
   • Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus clarki Wheeler, W.M., 1934
   • Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus mandibularis Wheeler, W.M., 1915
   • Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus unctus Wheeler, W.M., 1934
   • Leptomyrmex froggatti Forel, 1910

F

flavitarsus (Smith, F., 1859) (Indonesia, New Guinea)
fragilis (Smith, F., 1859) (Indonesia, New Guinea)
   • Leptomyrmex fragilis femorata Santschi, 1932
   • Leptomyrmex fragilis maculata Stitz, 1938
   • Leptomyrmex gracillimus Wheeler, W.M., 1934
   • Leptomyrmex wheeleri Donisthorpe, 1948

G

garretti Smith, D.J. & Shattuck, 2009 (Australia)
geniculatus Emery, 1914 (New Caledonia)

M

melanoticus Wheeler, W.M., 1934 (New Guinea)
   • Leptomyrmex contractus Donisthorpe, 1947

mjobergi Forel, 1915 (Australia)

N

niger Emery, 1900 (New Guinea)
   • Leptomyrmex lugubris Wheeler, W.M., 1934

nigriceps Emery, 1914 (New Caledonia)
nigriventris (Guérin-Méneville, 1831) (Australia)

P

pallens Emery, 1883 (New Caledonia)
pilosus Smith, D.J. & Shattuck, 2009 (Australia)
puberulus Wheeler, W.M., 1934 (New Guinea)

R

ramorniensis Smith, D.J. & Shattuck, 2009 (Australia)
relictus Boudinot, Probst, Brandão, Feitosa & Ward, 2016 (Brazil)
rothneyi Forel, 1902 (Australia)
ruficeps Emery, 1895 (Australia)
rufipes Emery, 1895 (Australia)
   • Leptomyrmex varians quadricolor Wheeler, W.M., 1934

rufithorax Forel, 1915 (Australia)
   • Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus basirufus Wheeler, W.M., 1934

T

tibialis Emery, 1895 (Australia)
   • Leptomyrmex nigriventris hackeri Wheeler, W.M., 1934

U

unicolor Emery, 1895 (Australia)

V

varians Emery, 1895 (Australia)
   • Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus decipiens Wheeler, W.M., 1915
   • Leptomyrmex varians angusticeps Santschi, 1929

W

wiburdi Wheeler, W.M., 1915 (Australia)
   • Leptomyrmex wiburdi pictus Wheeler, W.M., 1915


Fossil Species

N

neotropicus Baroni Urbani, 1980 (Dominican amber, Dominican Republic (Burdigalian, Early Miocene))