Leptogenys falcigera

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Leptogenys falcigera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Leptogenys
Species:
L. falcigera
Binomial name
Leptogenys falcigera
Roger, 1861
Synonyms
  • Leptogenys insularisSmith, F., 1879

Leptogenys falcigera, is a species of ant of the subfamily Ponerinae. [1]

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Distribution

Comoros, Guam, Hawaii, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Philippines, Madagascar, Mauritius, Sri Lanka.

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References

  1. "Leptogenys falcigera".