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Species Leptogenys elongata

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily Formicoidea (Ants)
Family Formicidae (Ants)
Subfamily Ponerinae
Tribe Ponerini
Genus Leptogenys
Species elongata (Leptogenys elongata)
Other Common Names
Elongate Razorjaw Ant (1)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Formerly considered conspecific with L. manni (endemic to FL)
Explanation of Names
Leptogenys elongata (Buckley, 1866)
Identification
female & male
Range
sw. LA, Red River to c. Mex. - AntWiki
Season
Most easily collected March-May. Males have been collected in May, June and October.
Food
Commonly feeds on isopods (especially Armadillidum sp.), but perhaps takes other prey as well, like spiders.
Remarks
This species lacks a winged queen caste, but the ergatoid (worker-like) queens are still morphological distinguishable from the workers by their shorter and wider petiole and usually distended abdomen:
Print References
Buckley, S.B. 1866. Descriptions of new species of North American Formicidae. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 6: 152-172.
Trager & Johnson 1988. The ant genus Leptogenys (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Ponerinae) in the United States
Internet References
AntWiki
AntWeb
Works Cited
1.iNaturalist
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 16 May, 2010 - 11:33am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Graham M, James C. Trager, Steven Wang
Last updated 29 November, 2020 - 10:19am

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