Leptogenys iridescens
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| Leptogenys iridescens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Leptogenys |
| Species: | L. iridescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptogenys iridescens (Smith, F., 1857)
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Contents
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo (type locality), Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines.
Oriental Region: Thailand.
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
Biology
Castes
- Images provided by Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue, a catalogue of the world's ants.
- iridescens. Ponera iridescens Smith, F. 1857a: 66 (w.) BORNEO. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1976a: 51 (l.); Imai, Brown, et al. 1984: 67 (k.). Combination in Lobopelta: Roger, 1863b: 19; in Leptogenys: Forel, 1901f: 329. Current subspecies: nominal plus currens.
The following notes on F. Smith type specimens have been provided by Barry Bolton (details):
Ponera iridescens
Holotype worker in Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Labelled “SAR.” on one disc and “56/44” on another, and with a Donisthorpe type-label.
Description
Karyotype
- 2n = 46 (Indonesia; Malaysia; Sarawak) (Imai et al., 1983; Imai et al., 1985).
References
- Forel, A. 1901k. Nouvelles espèces de Ponerinae. (Avec un nouveau sous-genre et une espèce nouvelle d'Eciton). Rev. Suisse Zool. 9: 325-353 (page 329, Combination in Leptogenys)
- Imai, H. T.; Brown, W. L., Jr.; Kubota, M.; Yong, H.-S.; Tho, Y. P. 1984. Chromosome observations on tropical ants from western Malaysia. II. Annu. Rep. Natl. Inst. Genet. Jpn. 34: 66-69 (page 67, karyotype described)
- Roger, J. 1863b. Verzeichniss der Formiciden-Gattungen und Arten. Berl. Entomol. Z. 7(B Beilage: 1-65 (page 19, Combination in Lobopelta)
- Smith, F. 1857a. Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects collected at Sarawak, Borneo; Mount Ophir, Malacca; and at Singapore, by A. R. Wallace. [part]. J. Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 2: 42-88 (page 66, worker described)
- Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1976a. Supplementary studies on ant larvae: Ponerinae. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 102: 41-64 (page 51, larva described)
