Leptanilla israelis (lat.) Is a species of small ants of the genus Leptanilla from the subfamily Leptanillinae ( Formicidae ). Endemic of Israel [1] .
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Distribution
Middle East: Israel (Bet Shean, Shluchot, En Gedi) [1] .
Description
Small-sized ants, males with 13-segmented antennae (male body length about 1.2 mm). Head 1.2 times as long as wide. The eyes are located at the base of the antennae. The scapus is 3 times longer than its width. Antennal cushions and antennae club absent, antenna attachment site open and located near the front edge of the head. Scape of antennae short (shorter than head). There is no methanotal groove. Close to the species Leptanilla bifurcata , L. tanit and L. tenuis , differing in the structure of the genitals. Female caste (females and workers) not found. The species was described according to the caste of winged males from Israel in 1987 by entomologist Jehoshua Kugler (Jehosua Kugler; 1916-2007), professor at Tel Aviv University [1] [2] [3] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Kugler, J. The Leptanillinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Israel and a description of a new species from India (Eng.) // Israel Journal of Entomology: Journal. - Bet Dagan, Israel: The Entomological Society of Israel, 1987 [1986]. - Vol. 20. - P. 45-57 (page 50, figs 10-13 description of the male). - ISSN 0075-1243 .
- ↑ Mark KL Wong, Benoit Guénard. Leptanilla hypodracos sp. n., a new species of the cryptic ant genus Leptanilla (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Singapore, with new distribution data and an updated key to Oriental Leptanilla species (Eng.) // ZooKeys: Journal. - Sofia: Pensoft Publishers, 2016 .-- Vol. 551. - P. 129-144. - ISSN 1313-2970 . - DOI : 10.3897 / zookeys.551.6686 .
- ↑ Bharti, H. & Kumar, R. A new species of Leptanilla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Leptanillinae) with a key to Oriental species (Eng.) // Annales Zoologici: Journal. - Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 2012. - Vol. 62. - P. 619-625. - ISSN 1734-1833 .
Literature
- Baroni Urbani, C. Materiali per una revisione della sottofamiglia Leptanillinae Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (Italian) // Entomol. Basil. : Magazine. - 1977. - Vol. 2. - P. 427—488.
- Bharti, H. & Kumar, R. A new species of Leptanilla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Leptanillinae) with a key to Oriental species (English) // Annales Zoologici: Journal. - 2012. - Vol. 62. - P. 619-625.