Leptogenys ferrarii Forel
  Type location Zimbabwe
(Leptogenys Ferrarii n. sp.,
Forel, 1913j: 209, worker) collected at Bulawayo by G. Arnold,
25.ii.1913 - see below
junior synonym dentatula (Leptogenys
Ferrarii For. stirps dentatula
n. st., Santschi, 1915c:
246) from Zaïre, Katanga, Kataki, collected by Gérard - see www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0915227
worker
only described (see Bolton, 1995)  .
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Forel's (1913j) description is at  . Santschi's (1915c) description of dentatula
is at  . Arnold's (1915)
translation is at  . Bolton's modern
description (1975a) is at  .
WORKER - TL 4.1-4.3 mm, HL 0.84-0.86, HW 0.64-0.66, SL
0.80-0.82, PW 0.54-0.60
Mandibles elongate, not closing against clypeus. Petiole in profile
narrow and high. Gaster with only minute hair pits. Colour dark brown,
appendages lighter (Bolton, 1975a: 267, not illustrated).
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 The photomontage of the type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0907341.
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 The photomontage is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0408709
Collection details -
Central African Republic: Prefecture Sangha-Mbaéré;
Réserve Spéciale de Forêt Dense de Dzanga-Sangha, 12.7 km 326° NW
Bayanga; 03°00'18"N 016°11'36"E, 420m. Collection Information:
Collection codes: BLF4100. Date: 10-17 May 2001. Collected by:
B.L.Fisher. Method: EC19 sifted litter. Habitat: rainforest. Transect
Type: MW 50 sample transect, 5m, Transect Sample No.: 41.
The specimen seems larger than given by Bolton, but the colour and no
more than minute hair pits on the basal gaster separate it from elegans.
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Leptogenys ferrarii
B Taylor det.
Male
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Gabon
Y Braet
Gabon
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9-25.vi.2006
Pongara
00°34' N
09°19' E
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Pointe Wingombe;
malaise trap under trees
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1
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Leptogenys ferrarii
B Taylor det.
Male |
Gabon
Y Braet
Gabon 238 |
9-27.vi.2006
Pongara
00°34' N
09°19' E
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Pointe Wingombe;
malaise trap under trees at edge of forest
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1
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 The photomontage is of
a
male from Gabon;
Pongara National Park, Pointe Wingombe, 0°19'336"N
9°19'102"E, 9-25.vi.2006, from malaise trap under trees, collector Yves
Braet.
Although the male is unreported and undescribed, this is very similar
to the worker and, so, I have placed this specimen here.
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