Leptogenys regis

Leptogenys regis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ponerinae
Tribe:	Ponerini
Genus:	Leptogenys
Species:	L. regis
Binomial name
	Leptogenys regis; Bolton, 1975 Specimen Labels

Identification

Keys including this Species

Key to Afrotropical Leptogenys workers

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -6.89388° to -9.62713°.


North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Kenya (type locality), United Republic of Tanzania.

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

Images from AntWeb


Worker. Specimen code casent0235507. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by AFRC, Pretoria, South Africa.


Worker. Specimen code casent0270570. Photographer Estella Ortega, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by PSWC, Philip S. Ward Collection.


Holotype of Leptogenys regis. Worker. Specimen code casent0902596. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMUK, London, UK.