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<emphasis id="D1CA1D942E6701C3835A7E0C99514CEE" italics="true">Leptogenys laeviterga</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="DF13977BB8D5CD6988D3A3275F5892E6" author="Zhou S &amp; Chen Y &amp; Chen Z &amp; Zhou P &amp; Ban D &amp; Huang M" journalOrPublisher="Sociobiology" pagination="885-892" refId="B47" refString="Zhou S, Chen Y, Chen Z, Zhou P, Ban D, Huang M (2012) Two new species of the genus Leptogenys from Guangxi, China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 59: 885 - 892." title="Two new species of the genus Leptogenys from Guangxi, China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." volume="59" year="2012">Zhou et al., 2012</bibRefCitation>
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,
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,
<figureCitation id="D474C8873060DBDCE939D7EE1B495344" captionStart="Figure 21" captionStartId="F21" captionText="Figure 21. Further distribution maps of Leptogenys species recorded from Hong Kong A L. kraepelini B L. laeviterga C L. peuqueti D L. rufida E L. strena. The base map displayed shows tree canopy cover with the darker green areas indicating greater tree cover." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214.figure21" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1051515">21 B new record</figureCitation>
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<emphasis id="BBBF9069E90570908E98A3FA65741442" italics="true">Leptogenys laeviterga</emphasis>
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, figs 13 (w.)
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Worker (
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= 1):
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1.58;
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1.22;
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0.31;
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1.07;
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0.4;
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1.99;
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0.28;
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0.43;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EWSCI" xlink_title="Antennal flagellomere II length: maximum length of second flagellar segment, measured in dorsal view">AFII</abbrev>
0.34;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E1SCI" xlink_title="Eye length: the maximum diameter of the compound eye in lateral view">EL</abbrev>
0.28;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E5SCI" xlink_title="Mandibular length: length of mandible from base to apex, measured in full face view">ML</abbrev>
0.92;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ECTCI" xlink_title="Pronotal length: diagonal length of pronotum measured from anteriormost point of pronotum (excluding neck), to posteriormost margin, measured in lateral view">PrL</abbrev>
1.03;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EGTCI" xlink_title="Pronotal height: height of pronotum from the posterior base of the pronotum to the highest point of pronotum dorsum, measured in lateral view">PrH</abbrev>
0.65;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EKTCI" xlink_title="Pronotal width: maximum width of pronotum, measured in dorsal view">PrW</abbrev>
0.93;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EOTCI" xlink_title="Webers length: diagonal length of mesosoma from anteriormost point of pronotum (excluding neck) to posteriormost point of propodeal lobe, measured in lateral view">WL</abbrev>
2.78;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ESTCI" xlink_title="Petiole length: length of petiole from the anteriormost point of the petiole (including petiole peduncle) to the posteriormost point, measured in lateral view">PeL</abbrev>
0.76;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EWTCI" xlink_title="Petiole height: height of petiole from the most ventral margin of the subpetiolar process to the highest point of petiolar dorsal margin, measured in lateral view">PeH</abbrev>
0.84;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E1TCI" xlink_title="Petiole width: maximum width of petiole in dorsal view">PeW</abbrev>
0.59; DPL 0.62;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E5TCI" xlink_title="Cephalic index: HW / HL × 10">CI</abbrev>
67.76;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ECUCI" xlink_title="Clypeus index: CML / HL × 10">CLI</abbrev>
25.35;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EGUCI" xlink_title="Scape index: SL / HW × 10">SI</abbrev>
185.26;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EKUCI" xlink_title="Ocular index: EL / HLL × 10">OI</abbrev>
22.89;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EOUCI" xlink_title="Lateral petiole index: PeH / PeL × 10">LPI</abbrev>
110.58;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ESUCI" xlink_title="Dorsal petiole index: PeW / DpeL × 10">
<collectionCode id="6B42F805DE49BF47FA66F2DC3350C303">DPI</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
94.2.
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<heading id="A01B4D808F39FF673D8ECE424908F282" reason="title">Morphological variation.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="89D9DD4D52524E1F1BD6E28CE9F74823">Owing to the poor quality and quantity of specimens collected, little is known about the morphological variability of this species.</paragraph>
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<heading id="871F9CB61DBF52D1DB45D356675DD9C2" reason="title">Comparative notes.</heading>
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<taxonomicName id="01EF180356D7F068BE727341114BBE00" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Leptogenys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="laeviterga">
<emphasis id="6B8D57B3FD78668BDD3AFC6F3ADF322A" italics="true">Leptogenys laeviterga</emphasis>
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is superficially similar to
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<emphasis id="970190795277126617B81D1B706912B2" italics="true">L. diminuta</emphasis>
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owing to similarly shaped triangular mandibles, broad petiole shape, as well as overall body size. However,
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<emphasis id="209AF4EA1B244FC7272D6AB8A13BB37B" italics="true">L. laeviterga</emphasis>
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is readily differentiated by the distinct and conspicuous median clypeal carina; lack of costulate sculpture on the head, lack of teeth on the mandibular masticatory margin, and longer scapes (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ECWCI" xlink_title="Scape length: diagonal length of scape excluding the neck and basal condyle">SL</abbrev>
1.90 1.99). Within the wider Indomalayan
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fauna,
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<emphasis id="A17294E0C1563932F0577F0DD36CFA9B" italics="true">L. laeviterga</emphasis>
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is morphologically similar to
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<emphasis id="CF63A99743C7F917C5F369C96F5D0DC8" italics="true">L. sunzii</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="FC529BDAC3D50AEE4B20436454D74A1A" author="Xu Z-H &amp; He Q-J" journalOrPublisher="Myrmecological News" pagination="137-161" refId="B44" refString="Xu Z-H, He Q-J (2015) Taxonomic review of the ponerine ant genus Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with a key to the Oriental species. Myrmecological News 21: 137 - 161." title="Taxonomic review of the ponerine ant genus Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with a key to the Oriental species." volume="21" year="2015">Xu &amp; He, 2015</bibRefCitation>
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, but can be differentiated by the truncated clypeal apex in
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<emphasis id="9BF542E316EB464BF7296A8596CE4301" italics="true">L. laeviterga</emphasis>
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(pointed and convex in
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<emphasis id="76DFCBEB9EF40DB1D5A93010DCB2D595" italics="true">L. sunzii</emphasis>
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), the smaller eyes (larger in
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), and the higher than long petiole in
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whereas the petiole as long as high in
<taxonomicName id="A6A46DCEB8476669832546EEFFFDB7D7" authority="(Xu and He 2015)" baseAuthorityName="Xu and He" baseAuthorityYear="2015" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Leptogenys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="laeviterga">
<emphasis id="164C01088CE629B6DE35FC5F13FB8BA4" italics="true">L. laeviterga</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="74182637065E467143CED9785263B5A2" author="Xu and He" firstAuthor="Xu" journalOrPublisher="Myrmecological News" pagination="137-161" refId="B44" refString="Xu Z-H, He Q-J (2015) Taxonomic review of the ponerine ant genus Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with a key to the Oriental species. Myrmecological News 21: 137 161." title="Taxonomic review of the ponerine ant genus Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with a key to the Oriental species." volume="21" year="2015">Xu and He 2015</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<caption id="31CA49D1C63FAF9779809866E25AD260" ID-DOI="10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214.figure16" ID-arpha="A68C408E-4857-5C2E-8C68-8BA9F009C3FE" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1051510" startId="F16">
<paragraph id="B30276F14C523109591DC00EFB45DC64">
<label id="875B52DC5D5A08208E07B3779AE4E35A">Figure 16.</label>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5D6322507F9DB38DDD9BD85A2017D3EA">
<taxonomicName id="83A2FF73E034D2904447643D55E3378F" baseAuthorityName="Xu and He" baseAuthorityYear="2015" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Leptogenys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="laeviterga">
<emphasis id="532F9C654C7AFC8AAAEE87616F7B572A" italics="true">Leptogenys laeviterga</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(ANTWEB 1010142)
<emphasis id="AF9FDAB68AC00DAF9C04C7D09031BAF3" bold="true">A</emphasis>
lateral view
<emphasis id="8279CC1A5BAB579B268342DC7D9D64C8" bold="true">B</emphasis>
dorsal view
<emphasis id="430F2448E5397052528301AC4CBB240D" bold="true">C</emphasis>
head face view.
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0E3ZCI" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="628C2EE35F208596A16D5E05529FA6AB">
<heading id="DEFB9F00E4197615E0DFA6FE81EE892E" reason="title">Distribution.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="ACDF660242A21B24F02A8E519ADB96EE">
Previously,
<taxonomicName id="2F7644E37D416410945F95406F6CDF71" baseAuthorityName="Xu and He" baseAuthorityYear="2015" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Leptogenys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="laeviterga">
<emphasis id="808E8DA0EA2AF07A34A13FDC232C4104" italics="true">L. laeviterga</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was only known from its
<typeStatus id="3348D256FFA876EBAC85BFEEB218CB9D">type</typeStatus>
locality in Darning Mountain National Nature Reserve, Guangxi (
<bibRefCitation id="B37009BCE7E5AA649E2F19380768D0C8" author="Zhou" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Zhou" journalOrPublisher="Sociobiology" pagination="885-892" refId="B47" refString="Zhou S, Chen Y, Chen Z, Zhou P, Ban D, Huang M (2012) Two new species of the genus Leptogenys from Guangxi, China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 59: 885 892." title="Two new species of the genus Leptogenys from Guangxi, China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." volume="59" year="2012">Zhou et al. 2012</bibRefCitation>
). Here we provide the first record of the species from
<collectingCountry id="5F66F5B8E6A4C77C4F4ACACEC9F94EFE" name="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</collectingCountry>
, representing the eastern most record for this species thus far. The species should therefore be expected from
<collectingRegion id="A0384C74754A033C033CA44F68AF9528" country="China" name="Guangdong">Guangdong</collectingRegion>
and other neighbouring provinces in
<collectingCountry id="B74CCBF600B8BB7C2E6CE3507E99E830" name="China">China</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0ER1CI" type="ecology">
<paragraph id="0B7C7BCB3A2F146B102D46E81719520A">
<heading id="A59B3D7FC12100DB9B53F1F40C24BCCF" reason="title">Ecology.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="83DB167447B0C4AA9AC5D11DF5EC2643">
Very little is known of the ecology of
<taxonomicName id="FF41D4573EB0F6B30AAEF636158541B6" baseAuthorityName="Xu and He" baseAuthorityYear="2015" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Leptogenys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="laeviterga">
<emphasis id="44EE9329CDE48407EF23B64FA5254822" italics="true">L. laeviterga</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Specimens (but not the whole colony) from
<collectingCountry id="5423BA52B5D34DF078CF2145C8B8ECE4" name="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</collectingCountry>
were obtained from within a decaying log from an old growth secondary forest on the southern slopes of Tai Mo Shan (
<quantity id="A56F0BC202571924D141B166B2ED316C" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.71" unit="m" value="471.0">471 m</quantity>
a. s. l.),
<collectingCountry id="97AE88464F5E67F539079D7C7C7AEA18" name="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</collectingCountry>
. Male specimens were obtained on the day of collection. Considering the sampling effort undertaken in
<collectingCountry id="B8C862F1B307ABAA2F1440F02F4DCBA5" name="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</collectingCountry>
, it is surprising that more
<taxonomicName id="5B1FB928ACB9B4B6D9A2FE6B82739563" baseAuthorityName="Xu and He" baseAuthorityYear="2015" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Leptogenys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="laeviterga">
<emphasis id="3890A707CB0C99EB7CCD72181A08C7BF" italics="true">L. laeviterga</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have not been collected, indicating the potential rarity of this species.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EN2CI" type="material">
<paragraph id="23FE18BDE5D3CB73AA63195A1E0BA33B">
<heading id="72E19EF69A21EBECABC488396B74AFE8" reason="title">Material examined.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="06C0B8D9F59D78627666AA423576B9FB">
Workers (
<emphasis id="5009E34D9A57166B1B2541929AFA6F22" italics="true">n</emphasis>
= 3):
<collectingCountry id="527C2FFF74483B496BC3615F4886D573" name="China">China</collectingCountry>
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<specimenCount id="C3C03CCB469A2281EF31783772D142D9" count="3" type="worker">3 workers</specimenCount>
;
<collectingCountry id="E994763FE85D7C9035DDDEC1B2B5FBA2" name="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</collectingCountry>
SAR,
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;
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<geoCoordinate id="6A27B646BC555A3B82E58BF0B05B66DB" degrees="22.40403" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="22.40403">22.40403</geoCoordinate>
,
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</named-content>
;
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<quantity id="A6A16D33B60FE9043A2E21846A175F3F" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.71" unit="m" value="471.0">471 m</quantity>
a. s. l.
</elevation>
;
<date id="78B5CC67F5F6ABD3848D6C0B4B8398A0" value="2023-08-26">
<collectingDate id="3A246553105091E15CEF0AD753396148" value="2023-08-26">26 Aug. 2023</collectingDate>
</date>
;
<collectorName id="3E865C63C84D9A0623480DCA378F8A9F">M. T. Hamer</collectorName>
leg.;
<collectingMunicipality id="56C4ACE7BFC9CED1F20E0D632F94788C">Secondary forest</collectingMunicipality>
, ex. decay log;
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E42CI" xlink_title="Insect Biodiversity and Biogeography Laboratory, The University of Hong Kong">
<collectionCode id="8CCDC2B38979ABB4A868E004A2D5997A">IBBL</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
<specimenCode id="45FFB5A50442685089A44BFD44F131C8" collectionCode="IBBL">ANTWEB 1010142</specimenCode>
,
<specimenCode id="7EE5E8E57D0E91D93412B4C010E93A29" collectionCode="IBBL">ANTWEB 1010155</specimenCode>
,
<specimenCode id="7EF50A426F5DC76769046F4F59C5CE43" collectionCode="IBBL">ANTWEB 1010156</specimenCode>
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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