Species Leptanilla swani Wheeler, 1932
- Leptanilla swani Wheeler, W.M. 1932. An Australian Leptanilla. Psyche (Cambridge) 39: 53-58 [54].
Type data:
Syntype(s) WAM 32–1252 to 32–1254 *W, Goyamin Pool, Chittering, WA; MCZ *W,Q, Goyamin Pool, Chittering, WA.
Introduction
Placed in the Leptanilla revelierii species group by Griebenow (2024) who suggested there may be additional undescribed species of Leptanilla in Australia.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Most common in northern Australia with scattered records from southwest WA, western NSW and eastern SA, and the ACT - these may represent more than one species, also Barrow Island, WA
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Stony Plains (STP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
- Griebenow, Z. 2024. Systematic revision of the ant subfamily Leptanillinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 1189: 83-184 [144-145]
- Heterick, B.E. 2013. A taxonomic overview and key to the ants of Barrow Island, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 83: 375-404 [377]
Ecological Descriptors
Nomadic, open forest, predator, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Nest in ground layer.
General References
Griebenow, Z. 2024. Systematic revision of the ant subfamily Leptanillinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 1189: 83-184 [144]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2023 | FORMICIDAE Latreille, 1809 | 14-May-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 23-Mar-2015 | FORMICIDAE | 27-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 07-Aug-2012 | 25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 18-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-May-2010 | MODIFIED |