Leptogenys diminuta

Leptogenys diminuta is a species of ant of the subfamily Ponerinae. Twelve subspecies are recognized.^[1]

Leptogenys diminuta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Genus:	Leptogenys
Species:	L. diminuta
Binomial name
Leptogenys diminuta (Smith, F., 1857)
Synonyms
Leptogenys diminuta bismarckensis Forel, 1901 Leptogenys diminuta papuana Stitz, 1912 Leptogenys diminuta santschii Mann, 1919 Leptogenys diminuta stitzi Viehmeyer, 1924 Leptogenys diminuta yarrabahna Forel, 1915 Ponera ferox Smith, F., 1865 Ponera simillima Smith, F. 1860

Subspecies

• Leptogenys diminuta deceptrix Forel, 1901 - India
• Leptogenys diminuta diminuta (Smith, F., 1857) - Australia, Borneo, Indonesia, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, China
• Leptogenys diminuta diminutolaeviceps Forel, 1900 - India
• Leptogenys diminuta fruhstorferi Emery, 1896 - Indonesia
• Leptogenys diminuta laeviceps Smith, F., 1857 - Borneo, India
• Leptogenys diminuta nongnongi Karavaiev, 1925 - Indonesia
• Leptogenys diminuta opacinodis Emery, 1887 - Indonesia
• Leptogenys diminuta palliseri Forel, 1900 - India
• Leptogenys diminuta sarasinorum Forel, 1900 - Nepal
• Leptogenys diminuta striatula Emery, 1895 - Myanmar
• Leptogenys diminuta tjibodana Karavaiev, 1926 - Indonesia
• Leptogenys diminuta woodmasoni Forel, 1886 - India

References

1. "Leptogenys diminuta".

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External links

• "Leptogenys diminuta - Facts". AntWeb. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
• "Leptogenys diminuta". at antwiki.org