Leptanilla
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Leptanilla is a genus of ant in the subfamily Leptanillinae. Like other genera in this subfamily, the queen is fed by the hemolymph of their own larvae, which have specialized processed for this purpose.[1]
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[edit] Biology
Some species form colonies consisting of several hundred workers in the soil. They feed on small arthropods, including centipedes and are rarely seen because they live underground and rarely come to the surface. In some species the queen is always wingless, and new colonies form by budding from established colonies. Others have a nomadic life-style, resembling that of army ants.[1]
[edit] Description
Leptanilla workers have no eyes, and are pale yellow and small.[1]
[edit] Distribution
Several species are found in North Africa, S. doderoi and S. revelierei in Corsica and Sardinia, S. havilandi and S. butteli in the Malay Peninsula, S. santschii in Java[2]. S. swani is the only Australian species that has been described[1].
[edit] Species
- Leptanilla africana Baroni Urbani, 1977
- Leptanilla alexandri Dlussky, 1969
- Leptanilla astylina Petersen, 1968
- Leptanilla australis Baroni Urbani, 1977
- Leptanilla besucheti Baroni Urbani, 1977
- Leptanilla bifurcata Kugler, 1987
- Leptanilla boltoni Baroni Urbani, 1977
- Leptanilla buddhista Baroni Urbani, 1977
- Leptanilla butteli Forel, 1913 — Malay Peninsula
- Leptanilla charonea Lopez, Martinez & Barandica, 1994
- Leptanilla doderoi Emery, 1915 — Corsica, Sardinia
- Leptanilla escheri (Kutter, 1948)
- Leptanilla exigua Santschi, 1908 — North Africa
- Leptanilla havilandi Forel, 1901 — Malay Peninsula
- Leptanilla islamica Baroni Urbani, 1977
- Leptanilla israelis Kugler, 1987
- Leptanilla japonica Baroni Urbani, 1977
- Leptanilla judaica Kugler, 1987
- Leptanilla kubotai Baroni Urbani, 1977
- Leptanilla minuscula Santschi, 1907 — North Africa
- Leptanilla morimotoi Yasumatsu, 1960
- Leptanilla nana Santschi, 1915 — North Africa
- Leptanilla oceanica Baroni Urbani, 1977
- Leptanilla ortunoi Lopez, Martinez & Barandica, 1994
- Leptanilla palauensis (Smith, 1953)
- Leptanilla plutonia Lopez, Martinez & Barandica, 1994
- Leptanilla revelierii Emery, 1870 — Corsica, Sardinia, Morocco
- Leptanilla santschii G.C. Wheeler & E.W. Wheeler, 1930 — Java
- Leptanilla swani Wheeler, 1932 — Western Australia
- Leptanilla tanakai Baroni Urbani, 1977
- Leptanilla tanit Santschi, 1907
- Leptanilla tenuis Santschi, 1907 — North Africa
- Leptanilla thai Baroni Urbani, 1977
- Leptanilla theryi Forel, 1903 — North Africa
- Leptanilla vaucheri Emery, 1899 — North Africa
- Leptanilla zaballosi Lopez, Martinez & Barandica, 1994
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] References
- Wheeler (1932): An Australian Leptanilla. Psyche 39: 53-58. PDF
- ITIS: Leptanilla species list
- Australian Ants Online: Genus Leptanilla
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