''Leptanilloides'' is a
genus
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of
ant
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s in the
subfamily
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Dorylinae
Dorylinae is an ant subfamily, with distributions in both the Old World and New World. Brady ''et al.'' (2014) synonymized the previous dorylomorph subfamilies (Aenictinae, Aenictogitoninae, Cerapachyinae, Ecitoninae, and Leptanilloidinae) unde ...
.
''Leptanilloides'' is an uncommonly collected genus with subterranean habits in the
New World
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Andean
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and sub-Andean
tropics
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.
Taxonomy
With cryptic and eyeless worker ants, the genus was included in the ant subfamily Cerapachyinae
until the establishment of a separate subfamily, Leptanilloidinae, hypothesized as the sister group to the Cerapachyinae and all other members of the dorylomorphs. However, they were
synonymized with the previous dorylomorph subfamilies (including the Leptanilloidinae) under
Dorylinae
Dorylinae is an ant subfamily, with distributions in both the Old World and New World. Brady ''et al.'' (2014) synonymized the previous dorylomorph subfamilies (Aenictinae, Aenictogitoninae, Cerapachyinae, Ecitoninae, and Leptanilloidinae) unde ...
.
Species
* ''
Leptanilloides atlantica''
Silva, Feitosa, Brandão & Freitas, 2013
* ''
Leptanilloides biconstricta''
Mann, 1923
* ''
Leptanilloides caracola''
Donoso, Vieira & Wild, 2006
* ''
Leptanilloides erinys''
Borowiec & Longino, 201
* ''
Leptanilloides femoralis''
Borowiec & Longino, 2011
* ''
Leptanilloides gracilis''
Borowiec & Longino, 2011
* ''
Leptanilloides improvisa''
Brandão, Diniz, Agosti & Delabie, 1999
* ''
Leptanilloides legionaria''
Brandão, Diniz, Agosti & Delabie, 1999
* ''
Leptanilloides mckennae''
Longino, 2003
* ''
Leptanilloides nomada''
Donoso, Vieira & Wild, 2006
* ''
Leptanilloides nubecula''
Donoso, Vieira & Wild, 2006
* ''
Leptanilloides sculpturata''
Brandão, Diniz, Agosti & Delabie, 1999
See also
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Amyrmex'', sister genus of ''Leptanilloides''
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External links
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Dorylinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of South America
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