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 birmana Forel, 1900 Figs 7, 8 Leptogenys ( Lobopelta ) birmana Forel, 1900: 310 (worker). Type locality: Burma . MATERIAL EXAMINED. Nepal : Bagmati province : Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park , Nagarjun forest , 27.7444 o N , 85.2946 E , h= 1400 m , bait collection, 1.V 2019 , 2♀ , leg . I.P. Subedi & A. Pandey. WORKER DIAGNOSIS. The characteristic features of worker: sub-quadrate head in full-face view, posterior head margin weakly concave, longitudinally striate head dorsum in anterior half (striation reaching level of posterior eye margin), shorter scape, fourth to sixth antennal segments almost as long as broad, clypeus convex and unarmed anteriorly, broad and triangular subpetiolar process, smooth and shiny first gastral segment, and reddish brown body. Our identification is based on keys in Bharti & Wachkoo (2013) and Xu & He (2015). MEASUREMENTS AND INDICES (n=2). HL 1.19–1.25, HW 0.94–1, EL 0.14, SL 0.94, PrW 0.63, PeL 0.38, PeH 0.5, WL 1.69–1.81, CI 78.99–80, SI 94–100. DISTRIBUTION. Nepal (new record), India , China , Myanmar , Thailand , Vietnam (Xu & He, 2015; Guenard et al. , 2017; Khachonpisitsak et al ., 2020).