Ants of the genus Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Ponerinae) from Nepal Author Subedi, I. P. Author Budha, P. B. Author Yamane, Sk. text Far Eastern Entomologist 2022 2022-02-01 448 11 20 http://dx.doi.org/10.25221/fee.448.2 journal article 10.25221/fee.448.2 2713-2196 7166702 11C6CC55-AC59-46C9-850C-C9D1008230E0 Leptogenys kitteli (Mayr 1870) Figs 11, 12 Lobopelta kitteli Mayr, 1870: 966 (worker). Type locality: Sikkim , India . MATERIAL EXAMINED. Nepal : Bagmati province : Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park , Nagarjun forest , 27.7444 o N , 85.29416 o E , h= 1400 m , pitfall collection, 1–3.V 2019 , 2♀ , leg. I.P. Subedi , A. Pandey & T . R . Adhikari leg.; Chitwan , Bhandara , 27.60620 o N , 84.63145 o E , hand collection, 10.III 2013 , 1♀ , leg. I.P. Subedi ; Gandaki province : Baglung , Kalika Bhagwati temple, 28.25548 o N , 83.61359 o E , hand collection, 7.III 2013 , 1♀ , leg. I.P. Subedi; Kaski, Pokhara, 28.213611 o N , 83.97222 o E , h= 840 m , hand collection, 8.III 2013 , 3♀ , leg. I.P. Subedi. WORKER DIAGNOSIS. The workers have the following set of character states: elongated head that is narrowed behind and entirely with longitudinal striation, eyes located near mid- length of head, clypeus without longitudinal central carina; pronotum much broader than mesothorax and propodeum, propodeum broadened posteriorly, entire mesosoma with regular striation; petiole nodiform, not compressed longitudinally; gaster smooth and shining. Our identification is based on the worker description for Lobopelta kitteli in Mayr (1870) and keys (Bharti & Wachkoo, 2013; Xu & He, 2015; Arimoto & Yamane, 2018). SL 1.69–1.75, PrW 0.94–1, PeL 0.63–0.69, PeH 0.94–1, WL 2.63–2.81, CI 78–79.56, SI 112.18–117.36. DISTRIBUTION. Nepal (new record), India , Myanmar , China , Vietnam , Thailand , Malaysia , Indonesia , New Guinea (Xu & He, 2015). Figs 9–12. Workers of Leptogenys spp. 9 , 10 – L . dentilobis : 9 – head in full-face view; 10 – habitus, lateral view; 11, 12 – L . kittelli : 11 – head in full-face view; 12 – habitus, lateral view.