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Leptogenys chinensis Mayr, 1870
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Leptogenys chinensis, head
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Leptogenys chinensis, head

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Overview
This genus of ants exhibits army ant behavior with the formation of massive raiding columns.

Names
Scientific source:

How to encounter
Search the forest floor for raiding columns. Hand-sift leaf litter.

References
Wilson, E.O. 1958. Studies on the ant fauna of Melanesia. 1. The tribe Leptogenyini. 2. The tribes Amblyoponini and Platythyreini. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 118: 101-153.

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