Leptogenys chinensis (Mayr, 1870)

Subedi, I. P., Budha, P. B. & Yamane, Sk., 2022, Ants of the genus Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Ponerinae) from Nepal, Far Eastern Entomologist 448, pp. 11-20 : 15

Leptogenys chinensis (Mayr, 1870)

Figs 5, 6

Lobopelta chinensis Mayr, 1870: 965 (worker). Type locality: China .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Nepal: Bagmati province: Kathmandu, Ranibari community forest, 27.73082 o N, 85.32101 o E, h= 1300 m, hand collection, 15.X 2019, 1♀, leg. I.P .

Subedi.

DIAGNOSIS. The diagnostic features in the workers include relatively small size,

smooth and shiny cephalic dorsum lacking punctures, propodeal declivity transversely striate, petiolar node longer than broad in dorsal view, petiolar dorsum sloping anteriorly in lateral view. Our identification is based on worker description for Lobopelta chinensis in

Mayr (1870) and keys (Bharti & Wachkoo, 2013; Xu & He, 2015).

MEASUREMENTS AND INDICES (n=1). HL 1.13, HW 0.75, EL 0.19, SL 1.13, PrW

0.63, PeL 0.56, PeH 0.5, WL 1.69, CI 66.37, SI 150.67.

DISTRIBUTION. Nepal (new record), India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, China, Philippines

(Xu & He, 2015; Guenard et al., 2017).

habitus, lateral view; 7, 8 – L. birmana : 7 – head in full-face view; 8 – habitus, lateral view.

Figures

Figs 5–8. Workers of Leptogenys spp. 5, 6 – L. chinensis: 5 – head in full-face view; 6 –