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Leptogenys peugueti Andre, 1887
Life   Insecta   Hymenoptera   Formicidae   Leptogenys

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Overview
This genus exhibits army ant behavior with massive raiding columns.

Geographic distribution
VIETNAM - Ha Tay (Ba Vi N. P.). [written by K. Eguchi, 27.Sept.2005]

In the Philippines, Mt. Isarog Natural Park, Camarines Sur Province, Luzon Island and Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental Province, Negros Island.

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.

Eguchi, K., Bui, T. V., Yamane, Sk., Okido, H. & Ogata, K. 2005. Ant faunas of Ba Vi and Tam Dao, North Vietnam (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin of the Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kyushu University,, 27: 77-98.


Acknowledgements
We thank Dr. Katsuyuki Eguchi for providing the citation to their recent paper on Vietnamese ants.

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