Leptogenys excisa
Leptogenys excisa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
Tribe: | Ponerini |
Genus: | Leptogenys |
Species: | L. excisa |
Binomial name | |
Leptogenys excisa (Mayr, 1876) | |
Synonyms | |
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -28.47499° to -28.47499°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
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. |
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. |
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- excisa. Lobopelta excisa Mayr, 1876: 89 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in Leptogenys: Forel, 1910b: 18. Senior synonym of major: Taylor, 1988: 36.
- major. Leptogenys (Lobopelta) excisa var. major Forel, 1910b: 18 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of excisa: Taylor, 1988: 36.
Type Material
- Leptogenys (Lobopelta) excisa major Forel, 1910: Syntype, worker(s), Tweed River, New South Wales, Australia, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève.
- Lobopelta excisa Mayr, 1876: Syntype, 3 workers, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna.
Description
References
- Forel, A. 1910b. Formicides australiens reçus de MM. Froggatt et Rowland Turner. Rev. Suisse Zool. 18: 1-94 (page 18, Combination in Leptogenys)
- Mayr, G. 1876. Die australischen Formiciden. J. Mus. Godeffroy 12: 56-115 (page 89, worker described)
- Taylor, R. W. 1988. The nomenclature and distribution of some Australian and New Caledonian ants of the genus Leptogenys Roger (=Prionogenys Emery, n. syn.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae). Gen. Appl. Entomol. 20: 33-37 (page 36, Senior synonym of major)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Burwell C.J., and A. Nakamura. 2011. Distribution of ant speces along an altitudinal transect in continuous rainforest in subtropical Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum -Nature 55(2): 391-411.
- Forel A. 1910. Formicides australiens reçus de MM. Froggatt et Rowland Turner. Rev. Suisse Zool. 18: 1-94