Genus Leptogenys Roger, 1861
- Leptogenys Roger, J. 1861. Die Ponera-Artigen Ameisen. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 5: 1-54 [41].
Type species:
Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861 by subsequent designation, see Bingham, C.T. 1903. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Hymenoptera. Ants and cuckoo-wasps. London : Taylor & Francis Vol. 2 507 pp. 1 pl. [52]. - Odontopelta Emery, C. 1911. Hymenoptera Fam. Formicidae Subfam. Ponerinae. In Wytsman. P. (ed.), Genera Insectorum. Brussels Fasc. 118 125 pp. 3 pls. [101] [described with subgeneric rank in Leptogenys Roger, 1861].
Type species:
Leptogenys turneri Forel, 1900 by monotypy. - Dorylozelus Forel, A. 1915. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910–1913. 2. Ameisen. Arkiv för Zoologi 9(no.16): 1-119, pls 1-3 [Date published 4 Dec. 1915] [24 pls 1-3].
Type species:
Leptogenys tricosa Taylor, 1969 by monotypy. - Lobopelta Mayr, G.L. 1862. Myrmecologische Studien. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12: Abhand. 649-776 pl. 19 [714, 733].
Type species:
Ponera diminuta Smith, 1857 by subsequent designation, see Bingham, C.T. 1903. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Hymenoptera. Ants and cuckoo-wasps. London : Taylor & Francis Vol. 2 507 pp. 1 pl. [54]. - Microbolbos Donisthorpe, H. 1948. Microbolbos testaceus, a new genus and species of ponerine ant. The Entomologist 81: 170–171 [170].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bolton, B. 1975. A revision of the ant genus Leptogenys Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Ethiopian region with a review of the Malagasy species. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 75: 237-305 [5 Feb. 1975] [239]
- Schmidt, C.A. & Shattuck, S.O. 2014. The higher classification of the ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a review of Ponerine ecology and behavior. Zootaxa 3817(1): 1-242 [92] (full details of synonymies)
Introduction
Member of the Odontomachus genus group (Schmidt & Shattuck 2014).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Neotropical, south Nearctic, Ethiopian, Malagasy and Oriental Regions; New Guinea, east Melanesia and New Caledonia in Australian Region.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Finke (FIN), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Jarrah Forest (JF), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL) ; NSW, Qld: Sydney Basin (SB) ; WA: Gascoyne (GAS)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
General References
Schmidt, C.A. & Shattuck, S.O. 2014. The higher classification of the ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a review of Ponerine ecology and behavior. Zootaxa 3817(1): 1-242
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | FORMICIDAE | 02-Feb-2017 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Aug-2012 | 25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 30-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-May-2010 | MODIFIED |