Kinds of Formicidae

World Ants
(Valid extant species)

Gary Alpert
Harvard University
Gary_Alpert@harvard.edu

Barry Bolton
Isle of Wight, United Kingdom


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Contributors
Stefan Cover, John LaPolla,
Katsuyuki Eguchi, Rudy Kohout, Philip S. Ward

This world ant list is dedicated to the memory of William L. Brown, Jr.

Scientific name -- Other names
Leptogenys Roger, 1861
   Leptogenys acutangula Emery, 1914
   Leptogenys acutirostris Santschi, 1912
   Leptogenys adlerzi Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys alluaudi Emery, 1895
   Leptogenys amazonica Borgmeier, 1930
   Leptogenys ambigua Santschi, 1931
   Leptogenys amon Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys anacleti Borgmeier, 1930
   Leptogenys angusta (Forel, 1892)
   Leptogenys angustinoda Clark, 1934
   Leptogenys anitae (Forel, 1915)
   Leptogenys ankhesa Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys antillana Wheeler and Mann, 1914
   Leptogenys antongilensis Emery, 1899
   Leptogenys arcirostris Santschi, 1926
   Leptogenys arcuata Roger, 1861
   Leptogenys arcuata_deletangi Santschi, 1921
   Leptogenys arnoldi Forel, 1913
   Leptogenys aspera (Andre, 1889)
   Leptogenys assamensis Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys attenuata (Smith F., 1858)
   Leptogenys australis (Emery, 1888)
   Leptogenys bellii Emery, 1901
   Leptogenys bidentata Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys binghamii Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys birmana Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys bituberculata Emery, 1901
   Leptogenys bohlsi Emery, 1896
   Leptogenys bohlsi_weiseri Santschi, 1925
   Leptogenys borneensis Wheeler, W. M., 1919
   Leptogenys breviceps Viehmeyer, 1914
   Leptogenys bubastis Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys buyssoni Forel, 1907
   Leptogenys caeciliae Viehmeyer, 1912
   Leptogenys camerunensis Stitz, 1910
   Leptogenys carinata Donisthorpe, 1943
   Leptogenys castanea (Mayr, 1862)
   Leptogenys centralis Wheeler, W. M., 1915
   Leptogenys chalybaea (Emery, 1887)
   Leptogenys chelifera (Santschi, 1928)
   Leptogenys chinensis (Mayr, 1870)
   Leptogenys clarki Wheeler, W. M., 1933
   Leptogenys coerulescens Emery, 1895
   Leptogenys confucii Forel, 1912
   Leptogenys conigera (Mayr, 1876)
   Leptogenys conradti Forel, 1913
   Leptogenys consanguinea Wheeler, W. M., 1909
   Leptogenys crassicornis Emery, 1895
   Leptogenys crassinoda Arnold, 1926
   Leptogenys crudelis (Smith F., 1858)
   Leptogenys crustosa Santschi, 1914
   Leptogenys cryptica Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys dalyi Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys darlingtoni (Wheeler, W. M., 1933)
   Leptogenys dasygyna Wheeler, W. M., 1923
   Leptogenys davydovi Karavaiev, 1935
   Leptogenys dentilobis Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys diatra Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys diminuta (Smith F., 1857)
   Leptogenys diminuta_deceptrix Forel, 1901
   Leptogenys diminuta_diminutolaeviceps Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys diminuta_fruhstorferi Emery, 1896
   Leptogenys diminuta_laeviceps (Smith F., 1857)
   Leptogenys diminuta_nongnongi Karavaiev, 1925
   Leptogenys diminuta_opacinodis (Emery, 1887)
   Leptogenys diminuta_palliseri Forel, , 1900
   Leptogenys diminuta_sarasinorum Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys diminuta_striatula Emery, 1895
   Leptogenys diminuta_tjibodana Karavaiev, 1926
   Leptogenys diminuta_woodmasoni (Forel, 1886)
   Leptogenys donisthorpei Mann, 1922
   Leptogenys drepanon Wilson, 1958
   Leptogenys ebenina Forel, 1915
   Leptogenys elegans Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys elongata (Buckley, 1866)
   Leptogenys emeryi Forel, 1901
   Leptogenys emiliae Forel, 1902
   Leptogenys ergatogyna Wheeler, W. M., 1922
   Leptogenys erythraea Emery, 1902
   Leptogenys excellens Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys excisa (Mayr, 1876)
   Leptogenys exigua Crawley, 1921
   Leptogenys exudans (Walker, 1859)
   Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861
   Leptogenys fallax (Mayr, 1876)
   Leptogenys famelica Emery, 1896
   Leptogenys ferrarii Forel, 1913
   Leptogenys foreli Mann, 1919
   Leptogenys fortior Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys foveopunctata Mann, 1921
   Leptogenys fugax Mann, 1921
   Leptogenys furtiva Arnold, 1926
   Leptogenys gagates Mann, 1922
   Leptogenys gaigei Wheeler, W. M., 1923
   Leptogenys gaigei_defuga Wheeler, W. M., 1923
   Leptogenys gracilis Emery, 1899
   Leptogenys grandidieri Forel, 1910
   Leptogenys guianensis Wheeler, W. M., 1923
   Leptogenys guineensis Santschi, 1914
   Leptogenys hackeri Clark, 1934
   Leptogenys hanseni Borgmeier, 1930
   Leptogenys harmsi Donisthorpe, 1935
   Leptogenys havilandi Forel, 1901
   Leptogenys hebrideana Wilson, 1958
   Leptogenys hemioptica Forel, 1901
   Leptogenys hezhouensis Zhou, 2001
   Leptogenys hodgsoni Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys honduriana Mann, 1922
   Leptogenys honoria Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys huangdii Xu, 2000
   Leptogenys huapingensis Zhou, 2001
   Leptogenys humiliata Mann, 1921
   Leptogenys hysterica Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys iheringi Forel, 1911
   Leptogenys imperatrix Mann, 1922
   Leptogenys incisa Forel, 1891
   Leptogenys indigatrix Wilson, 1958
   Leptogenys ingens Mayr, 1866
   Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
   Leptogenys intricata Viehmeyer, 1924
   Leptogenys iridescens (Smith F., 1857)
   Leptogenys iridescens_currens Forel, 1901
   Leptogenys iridipennis (Smith F., 1858)
   Leptogenys jeanettei Tiwari, R. N., 2000
   Leptogenys jeanneli Santschi, 1914
   Leptogenys josephi Mackay, William P; Mackay, Emma E, 2004
   Leptogenys karawaiewi Santschi, 1928
   Leptogenys keysseri Viehmeyer, 1914
   Leptogenys khammouanensis Roncin, Eric; Deharveng, Louis, 2003
   Leptogenys khaura Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys kitteli (Mayr, 1870)
   Leptogenys kitteli_altisquamis Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys kitteli_laevis (Mayr, 1879)
   Leptogenys kitteli_minor Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys kitteli_siemsseni Viehmeyer, 1922
   Leptogenys kitteli_transiens Forel, 1911
   Leptogenys kraepelini Forel, 1905
   Leptogenys kraepelini_baccha Santschi, 1919
   Leptogenys kraepelini_esae Forel, 1912
   Leptogenys kraepelini_nero Forel, 1913
   Leptogenys langi Wheeler, W. M., 1923
   Leptogenys laozii Xu, 2000
   Leptogenys letilae Mann, 1921
   Leptogenys linearis (Smith F., 1858)
   Leptogenys longensis Forel, 1915
   Leptogenys longiceps Santschi, 1914
   Leptogenys longiscapa Donisthorpe, 1943
   Leptogenys lucidula Emery, 1895
   Leptogenys luederwaldti Forel, 1913
   Leptogenys mactans Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys magna Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys manni Wheeler, W. M., 1923
   Leptogenys mastax Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys maxillosa (Smith F., 1858)
   Leptogenys melzeri Borgmeier, 1930
   Leptogenys mengzii Xu, 2000
   Leptogenys meritans (Walker, 1859)
   Leptogenys mexicana (Mayr, 1870)
   Leptogenys microps Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys minchinii Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys mjobergi Forel, 1915
   Leptogenys modiglianii Emery, 1900
   Leptogenys moelleri (Bingham, 1903)
   Leptogenys mucronata Forel, 1893
   Leptogenys mucronata_columbica Forel, 1901
   Leptogenys mutabilis (Smith F., 1861)
   Leptogenys myops (Emery, 1887)
   Leptogenys navua Mann, 1921
   Leptogenys nebra Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys neutralis Forel, 1907
   Leptogenys nitens Donisthorpe, 1943
   Leptogenys nuserra Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys occcidentalis Bernard, 1953
   Leptogenys optica Viehmeyer, 1914
   Leptogenys oresbia Wilson, 1958
   Leptogenys oswaldi (Forel, 1891)
   Leptogenys pangui Xu, 2000
   Leptogenys papuana Emery, 1897
   Leptogenys parvula Emery, 1900
   Leptogenys pavesii Emery, 1892
   Leptogenys peninsularis Mann, 1926
   Leptogenys peringueyi Forel, 1913
   Leptogenys peugueti (Andre, 1887)
   Leptogenys piroskae Forel, 1910
   Leptogenys podenzanai (Emery, 1895)
   Leptogenys pompiloides (Smith F., 1857)
   Leptogenys princeps Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys processionalis (Jerdon, 1851)
   Leptogenys processionalis_distinguenda (Emery, 1887)
   Leptogenys pruinosa Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys pubiceps Emery, 1890
   Leptogenys pubiceps_cubaensis Santschi, 1930
   Leptogenys pubicpes_vincentensis Forel, 1901
   Leptogenys punctata Emery, 1914
   Leptogenys punctaticeps Emery, 1890
   Leptogenys punctiventris (Mayr, 1879)
   Leptogenys purpurea (Emery, 1887)
   Leptogenys pusilla (Emery, 1890)
   Leptogenys pusilla_panamana Wheeler, W. M., 1923
   Leptogenys quiriguana Wheeler, W. M., 1923
   Leptogenys ravida Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys regis Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys ridens Forel, 1910
   Leptogenys ritae Forel, 1899
   Leptogenys roberti Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys roberti_coonoorensis Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys rouxi (Emery, 1914)
   Leptogenys rufa Mann, 1922
   Leptogenys rugosopunctata Karavaiev, 1925
   Leptogenys sagaris Wilson, 1958
   Leptogenys saussurei (Forel, 1891)
   Leptogenys schwabi Forel, 1913
   Leptogenys sjostedti Forel, 1915
   Leptogenys spandax Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys stenocheilos (Jerdon, 1851)
   Leptogenys sterops Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys strator Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys strena Zhou, 2001
   Leptogenys striatidens Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys stuhlmanni Mayr, 1893
   Leptogenys stygia Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys sulcinoda (Andre, 1892)
   Leptogenys terroni Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys testacea (Donisthorpe, 1948)
   Leptogenys titan Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys tricosa Taylor, 1969
   Leptogenys triloba Emery, 1901
   Leptogenys trilobata Santschi, 1924
   Leptogenys truncata Mann, 1919
   Leptogenys truncatirostris Forel, 1897
   Leptogenys turneri Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys unistimulosa Roger, 1863
   Leptogenys unistimulosa_bahiana (Santschi, 1929)
   Leptogenys unistimulosa_trinidadensis Forel, 1901
   Leptogenys varicosa Stitz, 1925
   Leptogenys venatrix Forel, 1899
   Leptogenys vindicis Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys violacea Donisthorpe, 1942
   Leptogenys vitiensis Mann, 1921
   Leptogenys voeltzkowi Forel, 1897
   Leptogenys vogeli Borgmeier, 1933
   Leptogenys watsoni Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys wheeleri Forel, 1901
   Leptogenys yerburyi Forel, 1900
   Leptogenys zapyxis Bolton, 1975
   Leptogenys zhuangzii Xu, 2000

Updated: 2016-02-11 22:48:41

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