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A–F, 3A–F
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species-group. It can be distinguished from other species of this group by the combination of the following characters: masticatory margin of mandible feebly dentate, with teeth extremely minute, blunt and irregularly shaped (
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); lateroclypeal tooth present (difficult to observe in stereo microscopy even at high magnification due to the small size of the species but obvious in SEM; 
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); head with piligerous foveolae separated by smooth interspaces equaling 2–3 diameters; reticulation on mesopleuron, metapleuron and lateral side of petiole superficial and interrupted; flange over metapleural gland opening conspicuous and sharply pointed posteriorly, resulting in a projection which surpasses propodeum declivity margin in lateral view (
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); petiole slender in dorsal view, 52 ≤ PI ≤ 63 (
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); and subpetiolar process straight (not distinctly bulging), with a rounded projection anteriorly (
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, 
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, 
<date id="E44D1065FFDA407EFEB677C9090DFD17" box="[379,518,703,729]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" value="2010-04-02">
<collectingDate id="F409E98DFFDA407EFEB677C9090DFD17" box="[379,518,703,729]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" value="2010-04-02">2 Apr. 2010</collectingDate>
</date>
, soil sample, coll. 
<collectorName id="3D065373FFDA407EFD1077C808ACFD16" box="[733,935,702,728]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Thibaut Delsinne</collectorName>
and 
<collectorName id="3D065373FFDA407EFC1377C80E04FD16" box="[990,1295,702,728]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Tania Milena Arias-Penna</collectorName>
(QCAZ, sc 4006304).
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<paragraph id="904C36A5FFDA407EFF2776550A6CFCF3" blockId="8.[189,1399,803,935]" box="[234,359,803,829]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFDA407EFF2776550A6CFCF3" bold="true" box="[234,359,803,829]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<typeStatus id="4F488807FFDA407EFF2776550A6CFCF3" box="[234,359,803,829]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="904C36A5FFDA407EFF7076300990FC69" blockId="8.[189,1399,803,935]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<collectingCountry id="E8E47635FFDA407EFF7076300A5BFCAE" box="[189,336,838,864]" name="Ecuador" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">ECUADOR</collectingCountry>
: Same data as 
<typeStatus id="4F488807FFDA407EFDCE76300965FCAE" box="[515,622,838,864]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
: 
<specimenCount id="86F5FD2CFFDA407EFDB6763009E3FCAE" box="[635,744,838,864]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" type="worker">1 worker</specimenCount>
, gold-coated for SEM (RBINS, sc 4006301); 1 pinned (MUTPL, sc 4006303); 
<specimenCount id="86F5FD2CFFDA407EFE26761C0957FC4D" box="[491,604,873,900]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" type="worker">1 worker</specimenCount>
, 96% ethanol (RBINS, sc 4006302, specimen with DNA data). GenBank accession number: 
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.
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="D8E9652EFFDA407DFF7076B80A32FE63" lastPageId="11" lastPageNumber="12" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" type="description">
<paragraph id="904C36A5FFDA407EFF7076B8097FFC26" blockId="8.[189,628,974,1000]" box="[189,628,974,1000]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<heading id="CB0481C9FFDA407EFF7076B8097FFC26" bold="true" box="[189,628,974,1000]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" reason="3">
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFDA407EFF7076B8097FFC26" bold="true" box="[189,628,974,1000]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Measurements (in mm) and indices</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="904C36A5FFDA407EFF70768B0832FB4E" blockId="8.[189,1398,1020,1153]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<typeStatus id="4F488807FFDA407EFF70768B0A21FBD9" box="[189,298,1021,1047]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
(
<typeStatus id="4F488807FFDA407EFEF5768B0A94FBD9" box="[312,415,1021,1047]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
4006303): HW 0.33 (0.34), HL 0.44 (0.44), SL 0.23 (0.21), PrW 0.2 (0.22), WL 0.56 (0.57), MH 0.17 (0.17), PL 0.17 (0.18), PW 0.09 (0.11), PPL 0.16 (0.18), PPW 0.16 (0.18), AivL 0.26 (0.26), AivW 0.3 (0.33), FFeL 0.23 (0.27), FFeW 0.09 (0.11), HFeL 0.29 (0.29), HTL 0.3 (0.29), CI 75 (76.25), SI 70 (60.66), PI 51.61 (62.5), MI 30 (30.39).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="904C36A5FFDA407EFF7071DE0A45FB0C" blockId="8.[189,334,1192,1218]" box="[189,334,1192,1218]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<heading id="CB0481C9FFDA407EFF7071DE0A45FB0C" bold="true" box="[189,334,1192,1218]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" reason="3">
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFDA407EFF7071DE0A45FB0C" bold="true" box="[189,334,1192,1218]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Description</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="904C36A5FFDA407EFF2771A00A47FB3E" blockId="8.[189,1399,1238,1370]" box="[234,332,1238,1264]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFDA407EFF2771A00A47FB3E" bold="true" box="[234,332,1238,1264]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Worker</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="904C36A5FFDA407EFF70718F09D1FA94" blockId="8.[189,1399,1238,1370]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
With the characters typical of the genus (see diagnosis and description in 
<bibRefCitation id="F4624B54FFDA407EFB80718F0E4AFADA" author="Brandao C. R. F. &amp; Diniz J. L. M. &amp; Agosti D. &amp; Delabie J. H. C." box="[1101,1345,1273,1300]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" pagination="17 - 36" refId="ref14350" refString="Brandao C. R. F., Diniz J. L. M., Agosti D. &amp; Delabie J. H. C. 1999. Revision of the Neotropical ant subfamily Leptanilloidinae. Systematic Entomology 24: 17 - 36. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1046 / j. 1365 - 3113.1999.00064. x" type="journal article" year="1999">
Brandão 
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFDA407EFB71718C0FF0FADD" box="[1212,1275,1273,1299]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">et al.</emphasis>
1999
</bibRefCitation>
and 
<bibRefCitation id="F4624B54FFDA407EFF70706B0AF2FAF9" author="Borowiec M. L. &amp; Longino J. T." box="[189,505,1309,1335]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" pagination="19 - 48" refId="ref14112" refString="Borowiec M. L. &amp; Longino J. T. 2011. Three new species and reassessment of the rare Neotropical ant genus Leptanilloides (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Leptanilloidinae). ZooKeys 133: 19 - 48. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 133.1479" type="journal article" year="2011">Borowiec &amp; Longino 2011</bibRefCitation>
) and of the 
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<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFDA407EFD4E70680825FAF9" box="[643,814,1309,1335]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">L. biconstricta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species-group (see diagnosis of the group above). Other characters or differences are as follows:
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="904C36A5FFDA407EFF7070F40AA3F95C" blockId="8.[189,1399,1409,1682]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
HEAD. Elongate and rectangular with lateral margin nearly straight and parallel. Posterior corner rounded. Posterior margin modestly convex, almost straight. Parafrontal ridge absent. Clypeal lamella strongly convex (
<figureCitation id="08C82A20FFDA407EFEEC70BE0A74FA2C" box="[289,383,1480,1506]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1790,1816]" captionTargetBox="[218,1370,264,1756]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[218,1370,264,1756]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 3. Leptanilloides copalinga Delsinne &amp; Donoso sp. nov. Paratype worker (specimen code 4006301). A. Anterior part of the head in full-face view, showing vertical and fused frontal carinae, exposed antennal socket, lateroclypeal tooth, strongly convex clypeal lamella and subtriangular mandible with minute denticles along its inner margin. B. Lower part of propodeum in lateral view, showing the long and sharp flange over the metapleural gland opening. C. Petiole in lateral view. D. Propodeum and petiole in dorsal view. E. Abdominal segment III (postpetiole) in lateral view. F. Mesotibial spur, short and pectinate." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3787370" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3787370/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
). Basal and masticatory margins of mandible dentate but teeth extremely minute, blunt and irregularly shaped, difficult to discern even under magnifications of about 100× (
<figureCitation id="08C82A20FFDA407EFB59709D0FFAF9CB" box="[1172,1265,1515,1541]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1790,1816]" captionTargetBox="[218,1370,264,1756]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[218,1370,264,1756]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 3. Leptanilloides copalinga Delsinne &amp; Donoso sp. nov. Paratype worker (specimen code 4006301). A. Anterior part of the head in full-face view, showing vertical and fused frontal carinae, exposed antennal socket, lateroclypeal tooth, strongly convex clypeal lamella and subtriangular mandible with minute denticles along its inner margin. B. Lower part of propodeum in lateral view, showing the long and sharp flange over the metapleural gland opening. C. Petiole in lateral view. D. Propodeum and petiole in dorsal view. E. Abdominal segment III (postpetiole) in lateral view. F. Mesotibial spur, short and pectinate." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3787370" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3787370/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
). Basal and masticatory margins united by a broad convexity. Basal margin faintly crenulate. Labial and maxillary palps difficult to discern 
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFDA407EFE127344092CF985" box="[479,551,1586,1611]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">in situ</emphasis>
but formula apparently 2,2. Hypostomal anterior border without distinct tooth. Scape when laid back failing to reach medial distance to posterior margin of head by nearly one maximum diameter.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="904C36A5FFDA407EFF7073CC0A14F84D" blockId="8.[189,1399,1721,1923]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
MESOSOMA. Flange over metapleural gland opening conspicuous and sharply pointed posteriorly, forming a projection which surpasses propodeum declivity margin (
<figureCitation id="08C82A20FFDA407EFCA073AA08C3F938" box="[877,968,1756,1782]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1790,1816]" captionTargetBox="[218,1370,264,1756]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[218,1370,264,1756]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 3. Leptanilloides copalinga Delsinne &amp; Donoso sp. nov. Paratype worker (specimen code 4006301). A. Anterior part of the head in full-face view, showing vertical and fused frontal carinae, exposed antennal socket, lateroclypeal tooth, strongly convex clypeal lamella and subtriangular mandible with minute denticles along its inner margin. B. Lower part of propodeum in lateral view, showing the long and sharp flange over the metapleural gland opening. C. Petiole in lateral view. D. Propodeum and petiole in dorsal view. E. Abdominal segment III (postpetiole) in lateral view. F. Mesotibial spur, short and pectinate." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3787370" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3787370/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 3B</figureCitation>
). Femur not conspicuously enlarged, relatively slender. Midtibia with one short (i.e., half size of foretibia strigil), pectinate spur (
<figureCitation id="08C82A20FFDA407EFAC373890E63F8D4" box="[1294,1384,1791,1818]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1790,1816]" captionTargetBox="[218,1370,264,1756]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[218,1370,264,1756]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 3. Leptanilloides copalinga Delsinne &amp; Donoso sp. nov. Paratype worker (specimen code 4006301). A. Anterior part of the head in full-face view, showing vertical and fused frontal carinae, exposed antennal socket, lateroclypeal tooth, strongly convex clypeal lamella and subtriangular mandible with minute denticles along its inner margin. B. Lower part of propodeum in lateral view, showing the long and sharp flange over the metapleural gland opening. C. Petiole in lateral view. D. Propodeum and petiole in dorsal view. E. Abdominal segment III (postpetiole) in lateral view. F. Mesotibial spur, short and pectinate." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3787370" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3787370/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 3F</figureCitation>
), although pectination may be difficult to observe even at high magnification. Hindtibia with one broadly pectinate spur roughly as long as strigil. Metatibial gland absent or very reduced and not visible even in SEM.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="904C36A5FFDA407FFF7072DD09ECFDAC" blockId="8.[189,1398,1962,2025]" lastBlockId="9.[189,1399,265,611]" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="10" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
METASOMA. Long and relatively slender. In dorsal view, petiole rectangular with lateral margin slightly convex, twice as long as wide (
<figureCitation id="08C82A20FFDA407EFDFE72B80999F826" box="[563,658,1998,2024]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1790,1816]" captionTargetBox="[218,1370,264,1756]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[218,1370,264,1756]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 3. Leptanilloides copalinga Delsinne &amp; Donoso sp. nov. Paratype worker (specimen code 4006301). A. Anterior part of the head in full-face view, showing vertical and fused frontal carinae, exposed antennal socket, lateroclypeal tooth, strongly convex clypeal lamella and subtriangular mandible with minute denticles along its inner margin. B. Lower part of propodeum in lateral view, showing the long and sharp flange over the metapleural gland opening. C. Petiole in lateral view. D. Propodeum and petiole in dorsal view. E. Abdominal segment III (postpetiole) in lateral view. F. Mesotibial spur, short and pectinate." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3787370" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3787370/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 3D</figureCitation>
), and as long as abdominal segment III (postpetiole). Anterior face concave, posterior face straight. In lateral view, petiole height approximately ¼ smaller than height of abdominal segment III. Petiolar tergite dome-shaped, with short anterior and posterior faces, maximum height situated in posterior half. Short tubulated portion present posteriorly. Petiolar spiracle inconspicuous, not in excavation, set near anterior rim of tergite, similar in form and slightly smaller in diameter than propodeal spiracle. Subpetiolar process with ventral margin straight to slightly concave, not distinctly bulging, anteriorly forming rounded projection (
<figureCitation id="08C82A20FFDB407FFC6774CD0F01FE1B" box="[938,1034,443,469]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1790,1816]" captionTargetBox="[218,1370,264,1756]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[218,1370,264,1756]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 3. Leptanilloides copalinga Delsinne &amp; Donoso sp. nov. Paratype worker (specimen code 4006301). A. Anterior part of the head in full-face view, showing vertical and fused frontal carinae, exposed antennal socket, lateroclypeal tooth, strongly convex clypeal lamella and subtriangular mandible with minute denticles along its inner margin. B. Lower part of propodeum in lateral view, showing the long and sharp flange over the metapleural gland opening. C. Petiole in lateral view. D. Propodeum and petiole in dorsal view. E. Abdominal segment III (postpetiole) in lateral view. F. Mesotibial spur, short and pectinate." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3787370" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3787370/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
). Maximum height of petiolar sternite situated medially. In dorsal view, abdominal segment III (postpetiole) trapezoid, with straight, parallel anterior and posterior faces. Posterior face twice as long as anterior face. In lateral view, tergite evenly convex, without well-differentiated posterior face. Sternite evenly rounded. In dorsal view, abdominal segments IV–VI subequal in length.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="904C36A5FFDB407FFF7077FC0825FCB9" blockId="9.[189,1399,649,887]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
PILOSITY AND SCULPTURE. Mandible smooth and shiny, with few, scattered piligerous punctures. Head with abundant deep piligerous foveolae and smooth interspaces on average equaling two or three puncture diameters. Mesosoma and abdomen more finely and sparsely punctate. Fine reticulate sculpture present laterally on lower pronotum, mesopleuron, propodeum and petiole. Dorsal part of pronotum, mesopleuron, propodeum and petiole smooth and shiny. Body and appendages with abundant, short and subdecumbent to suberect hairs. Body color yellow to reddish (
<figureCitation id="08C82A20FFDB407FFC6D764F08E3FC9A" box="[928,1000,825,852]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="9.[189,232,1928,1954]" captionTargetBox="[189,1399,919,1899]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[189,1399,919,1901]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Fig. 2. Leptanilloides copalinga Delsinne &amp; Donoso sp. nov. A–C. Paratype worker (specimen code 4006302). D–F. Holotype worker (specimen code 4006304). A, D. Habitus, dorsal view. B, E. Head in full-face view. C, F. Habitus, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3787364" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3787364/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
), with head and mesosoma darker than petiole and gaster. Legs and antennae yellowish.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="904C36A5FFDB407FFF7072FE09A0F827" blockId="9.[189,1399,1928,2025]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFDB407FFF7072FE0A06F86C" bold="true" box="[189,269,1928,1954]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Fig. 2.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="57F34D26FFDB407FFEDA72FE083EF86D" authority="Delsinne &amp; Donoso" authorityName="Delsinne &amp; Sonet &amp; Donoso" authorityYear="2015" box="[279,821,1928,1955]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Leptanilloides" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="copalinga" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFDB407FFEDA72FE0936F86C" box="[279,573,1928,1954]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Leptanilloides copalinga</emphasis>
Delsinne &amp; Donoso
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="B9B457CCFFDB407FFCF272FF0897F86D" box="[831,924,1929,1955]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFDB407FFC6872FE08D5F86C" bold="true" box="[933,990,1928,1954]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">A–C</emphasis>
. Paratype worker (specimen code 4006302). 
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFDB407FFEF172DA0A79F808" bold="true" box="[316,370,1964,1990]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">D–F</emphasis>
. Holotype worker (specimen code 4006304). 
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFDB407FFC4372DD08A8F80B" bold="true" box="[910,931,1963,1989]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">A</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFDB407FFC7F72DA08CCF808" bold="true" box="[946,967,1964,1990]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">D</emphasis>
. Habitus, dorsal view. 
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFDB407FFB1872DA0FE2F808" bold="true" box="[1237,1257,1964,1990]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">B</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFDB407FFB3572DA0E07F808" bold="true" box="[1272,1292,1964,1990]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">E</emphasis>
. Head in full-face view. 
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFDB407FFEA072B90A89F827" bold="true" box="[365,386,1999,2025]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">C</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFDB407FFE5C72B90AA8F827" bold="true" box="[401,419,1999,2025]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">F</emphasis>
. Habitus, lateral view.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="904C36A5FFD8407CFF7073880A6BF825" blockId="10.[189,1399,1790,2027]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD8407CFF7073880A02F8D6" bold="true" box="[189,265,1790,1816]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Fig. 3.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="57F34D26FFD8407CFEC373880810F8D6" authority="Delsinne &amp; Donoso" authorityName="Delsinne &amp; Sonet &amp; Donoso" authorityYear="2015" box="[270,795,1790,1816]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Leptanilloides" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="copalinga" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD8407CFEC37388093BF8D6" box="[270,560,1790,1816]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Leptanilloides copalinga</emphasis>
Delsinne &amp; Donoso
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="B9B457CCFFD8407CFCEC73880871F8D6" box="[801,890,1790,1816]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
Paratype worker (specimen code 4006301). 
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD8407CFF7072570BD9F8F5" bold="true" box="[189,210,1825,1851]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">A</emphasis>
. Anterior part of the head in full-face view, showing vertical and fused frontal carinae, exposed antennal socket, lateroclypeal tooth, strongly convex clypeal lamella and subtriangular mandible with minute denticles along its inner margin. 
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD8407CFD57721E09A5F84C" bold="true" box="[666,686,1896,1922]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">B</emphasis>
. Lower part of propodeum in lateral view, showing the long and sharp flange over the metapleural gland opening. 
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD8407CFC8272FC086FF86A" bold="true" box="[847,868,1930,1956]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">C</emphasis>
. Petiole in lateral view. 
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD8407CFB5F72FD0FACF86B" bold="true" box="[1170,1191,1931,1957]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">D</emphasis>
. Propodeum and petiole in dorsal view. 
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD8407CFE0472D80AD6F806" bold="true" box="[457,477,1966,1992]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">E</emphasis>
. Abdominal segment III (postpetiole) in lateral view. 
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD8407CFB9872D80F6CF806" bold="true" box="[1109,1127,1966,1992]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">F</emphasis>
. Mesotibial spur, short and pectinate.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFF27747D0A26FEEB" bold="true" box="[234,301,267,293]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Gyne</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="904C36A5FFD9407DFF7074580A32FE86" blockId="11.[189,313,267,328]" box="[189,313,302,328]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Unknown.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="904C36A5FFD9407DFF2774060A21FE44" blockId="11.[189,313,368,429]" box="[234,298,368,394]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFF2774060A21FE44" bold="true" box="[234,298,368,394]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Male</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="904C36A5FFD9407DFF7074E50A32FE63" blockId="11.[189,313,368,429]" box="[189,313,403,429]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Unknown.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="D8E9652EFFD9407DFF7074A20952FDD3" box="[189,601,468,541]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" type="distribution">
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<heading id="CB0481C9FFD9407DFF7074A20A5DFE20" bold="true" box="[189,342,468,494]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" reason="3">
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFF7074A20A5DFE20" bold="true" box="[189,342,468,494]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Distribution</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
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Only known from the 
<typeStatus id="4F488807FFD9407DFE0F77750AFEFDD3" box="[450,501,515,541]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">type</typeStatus>
locality.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="D8E9652EFFD9407DFF7077320A54FCF0" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="904C36A5FFD9407DFF7077320A17FD90" blockId="11.[189,284,580,606]" box="[189,284,580,606]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<heading id="CB0481C9FFD9407DFF7077320A17FD90" bold="true" box="[189,284,580,606]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" reason="3">
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFF7077320A17FD90" bold="true" box="[189,284,580,606]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Biology</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
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Unknown. The 
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series was found by visual search in a 15×15× 
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soil core inspected for ants during 20 person-minutes (the soil content was examined over a white plastic board using a headlamp to facilitate ant detection), which suggests subterranean habits as observed in other 
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<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFBA177CF0E1FFD1D" box="[1132,1300,697,723]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Leptanilloides</emphasis>
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species. The habitat is a relatively well-preserved evergreen lower montane forest. Soil texture is clay loam; proportion of sand, silt and clay is 44%, 22%, and 35%, respectively; mean pH = 4 ± 0.2 SD (n = 24 soil samples).
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<subSubSection id="D8E9652EFFD9407DFF7076120918FAFE" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" type="discussion">
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<heading id="CB0481C9FFD9407DFF7076120A24FCB0" bold="true" box="[189,303,868,894]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" reason="3">
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFF7076120A24FCB0" bold="true" box="[189,303,868,894]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Remarks</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="904C36A5FFD9407DFF7076E50918FAFE" blockId="11.[189,1399,915,1328]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
This species belongs to the 
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<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFDCA76E509B8FC63" box="[519,691,915,941]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">L. biconstricta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species-group. The most similar species are 
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<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFB0776E50E7DFC63" box="[1226,1398,915,941]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">L. biconstricta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFF3E76C10A74FC1E" box="[243,383,950,976]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">L. atlantica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, which also possess a long and sharply pointed flange over the metapleural gland opening and a straight (not bulging) petiolar sternite with a rounded anterior projection. However, these two species have a deeper constriction between the postpetiole and abdominal segment IV. Besides, 
<taxonomicName id="57F34D26FFD9407DFF7071560A5FFBF7" authority="Delsinne &amp; Sonet &amp; Donoso, 2015" authorityName="Delsinne &amp; Sonet &amp; Donoso" authorityYear="2015" box="[189,340,1055,1081]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Leptanilloides" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="copalinga" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFF7071560A5FFBF7" box="[189,340,1055,1081]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">L. copalinga</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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has a petiole roughly as long as the postpetiole (longer in 
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<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFB4771560E33FBF7" box="[1162,1336,1055,1081]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">L. biconstricta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and its postpetiolar sternite is evenly rounded (distinctly bulging anteriorly in 
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<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFB9D71350E0BFB93" box="[1104,1280,1091,1117]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">L. biconstricta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). Finally, 
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<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFF7071110A5BFB4E" box="[189,336,1126,1152]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">L. copalinga</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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is larger than 
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<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFD9A711109D6FB4E" box="[599,733,1126,1152]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">L. atlantica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="08C82A20FFD9407DFD207110083AFB4E" box="[749,817,1126,1152]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="5.[190,233,1718,1744]" captionTargetBox="[209,1357,966,1683]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[173,1383,946,1714]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="Fig. 1. Relationship between HL and WL among workers in species of Leptanilloides and Asphinctanilloides. Specimens measured are holotypes or paratypes. Measurements are in mm. WL is called Mesosoma Length (ML) in Borowiec &amp; Longino (2011) and Silva et al. (2013). Triangles: the two Leptanilloides described in this paper (L. copalinga Delsinne &amp; Donoso sp. nov. and L. prometea Delsinne &amp; Donoso sp. nov.); diamonds: Leptanilloides biconstricta species-group (La: L. atlantica, Lb: L. biconstricta, Lc: L. caracola, Le: L. erinys, Lf: L. femoralis, Lg: L. gracilis, Li: L. improvisa, Ls: L. sculpturata); dots: Leptanilloides legionaria species-group (Ll: L. legionaria, Lm: L. mckennae, Lno: L. nomada, Lnu: L. nubecula); stars: Asphinctanilloides species (Aa: A. amazon Brandão et al., 1999, Aan: A. anae Brandão et al., 1999, Am: A. manauara Brandão et al., 1999)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3787362" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3787362/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
). The other species of the 
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<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFBAB71110E1AFB4E" box="[1126,1297,1126,1152]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">L. biconstricta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
speciesgroup are easily distinguished from 
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<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFDA971FC09F3FB6D" box="[612,760,1161,1187]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">L. copalinga</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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by, among other characters, the shape of their petiolar sternite (bulging medially in 
<taxonomicName id="57F34D26FFD9407DFDB671DB09FDFB08" authorityName="Borowiec &amp; Longino" authorityYear="2011" box="[635,758,1196,1222]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Leptanilloides" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gracilis">
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFDB671DB09FDFB08" box="[635,758,1196,1222]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">L. gracilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFCFF71DB08CAFB08" box="[818,961,1196,1222]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">L. femoralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; bulging anteriorly in 
<taxonomicName id="57F34D26FFD9407DFB1D71DB0E32FB08" authorityName="Borowiec &amp; Longino" authorityYear="2011" box="[1232,1337,1197,1222]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Leptanilloides" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="erinys">
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFB1D71DB0E32FB08" box="[1232,1337,1197,1222]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">L. erinys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), the shape of the flange over the metapleural gland opening (short and rounded posteriorly in 
<taxonomicName id="57F34D26FFD9407DFB2F71A60E7DFB27" box="[1250,1398,1232,1257]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Leptanilloides" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="improvisa">
<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFB2F71A60E7DFB27" box="[1250,1398,1232,1257]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">L. improvisa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFF3C71850A8BFAC2" box="[241,384,1267,1292]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">L. prometea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), the head sculpture (more densely foveolate in 
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<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFC0871850F67FAC3" box="[965,1132,1267,1293]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">L. sculpturata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and the lateroclypeal tooth (absent in 
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<emphasis id="A287EAB7FFD9407DFEB670610909FAFE" box="[379,514,1302,1328]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">L. caracola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
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