Leptogenys intermedia Emery

Type location South Africa (Ponera nitida, F. Smith, 1858b: 92, worker; Arnold, 1926: 211, queen; Leptogenys intermedia n. sp., Emery, 1902c: 32, worker; all synonymy by Bolton, 1975a: 289; first available replacement name for nitida, Bolton, 1995: 231) - see below
junior synonyms
adpressa (Leptogenys (Lobopelta) nitida Sm. v. adpressa n. var., Forel, 1914d: 214, worker) South Africa, Grahamtown, Cape, Hewitt - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0907356
aena (Leptogenys (Lobopelta) nitida Sm. v. aena n. var., Forel, 1914d: 215, worker) South Africa,Willowmore, Cape, Dr Brauns - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0907357
capensis (Baroni Urbani, 1971b: 360, replacement name for Leptogenys (Lobopelta) nitida Sm. v. brevinodis n. var., , Forel, 1915c: 335, worker) South Africa, George, Cape, Dr Brauns - no images on Antweb (January 2015)
deflocata (Leptogenys (Lobopelta) brevinodis For. v. deflocata n. var., Santschi, 1926b: 209, worker) from Mozambique, Amtaongas Forest, G Arnold, ii.1917 - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0915230
grandior (Leptogenys (Lobopelta) nitida Sm. v. grandior n. var., Forel, 1915c: 335, worker) South Africa, Krantz Kloof, Natal, H B Marley - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0907359
insinuata (Leptogenys (Lobopelta) nitida Em. stirps insinuata n. st., Santschi, 1914e: 11, worker) South Africa, Natal, Richmond - no images on Antweb (January 2015)
speculans (Leptogenys (Lobopelta) nitida Sm. stirps speculans n. sp., Santschi, 1926b: 209, worker) from Zaïre, Lugumbé, Gerard - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0915232
tenuis (Leptogenys tenuis n. sp., Stitz, 1911b: 376, illustrated, worker) from Zaïre, Lake Kivu - from type images is the same specimen as gracilis (Santschi, 1914e: 11, worker) from Zaïre, Lake Kivu, H Mecklenburg - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0915231
worker only described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Smith's (1858b) description is at . Emery's (1902c) description is at . Arnold (1915) gave a transcription of Smith, this is at . Stitz's (1911b) description of tenuis is at . Forel (1914d) gave descriptions of adpressa and aena, these are at . Forel (1915c) gave descriptions of grandior and brevinodis, these are at . Santschi's (1914e) description of insinuata with comments on gracilis and nitida are at . Santschi's (1926b) description of speculans and deflocata are at . Arnold (1926) gave translations of intermedia and a description of the ergatoid queen of nitida; these are at and translations of grandior, aena, adpressa, brevinodis and insinuata are at . Bolton's modern description (1975a) is at .

The photomontage of the type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0903945.

WORKER - TL 4.6-5.7 mm; Eyes larger diameter > 0.11 and set well forward on head; colour variable from jet-black to light brown; very variable (as Leptogenys nitida, Bolton, 1975a: 289, not illustrated, worker). The colour variability can be seen below and among the synonymic variations on the Antweb site.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Leptogenys intermedia B Taylor det.

Tanzania V Grebennikov

03-08.x.2002 W Usambara Mts 3°15.3' S 37°31.05' E

Lushoto District, Grant's Lodge; Mkusu R., 3-4 km upstream of Kifungilo; 1660 m

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The photomontage is of workers from Tanzania, West Usambara Mts, Lushoto District, Grant's Lodge; Mkusu R., 3-4 km upstream of Kifungilo; 1660 m; Vasily Grebennikov; 03-08.x.2002.