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
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http://dx.doi.org/10.25221/fee.448.2
journal article
10.25221/fee.448.2
2713-2196
FORMICIDAE, PONERINAE
) FROM
NEPAL
I. P. Subedi
1,*)
,
P. B. Budha
1)
,
Sk. Yamane
2)
1)
Central Department of Zoology, Institute of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan
University,
Nepal
. *Corresponding author, E-mail: ipsubedi@cdztu.edu.np
2)
Haruyama-chô 1054-1, Kagoshima-shi, 899-2704,
Japan
. E-mail: mayiopa0@gmail.com
Summary
. Six species of the genus
Leptogenys
Roger, 1861
are reported from
Nepal
.
Leptogenys laeviceps
(Smith, 1857)
,
stat. ressur.
is raised to species status.
Leptogenys birmana
Forel, 1900
,
L. chinensis
(Mayr, 1870)
,
L. dentilobis
Forel, 1900
,
L. kitteli
Mayr,
1870, and
L. laeviceps
(Smith, 1857)
are recorded from
Nepal
for the first time. A key based upon the worker caste is provided for all Nepalese species. A map of the distribution of
Leptogenys
species
in
Nepal
is presented.