FORMICIDAE, PONERINAE

Subedi, I. P., Budha, P. B. & Yamane, Sk., 2022, Ants of the genus Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Ponerinae) from Nepal, Far Eastern Entomologist 448, pp. 11-20 : 11

FORMICIDAE, PONERINAE ) FROM NEPAL

I. P. Subedi 1,*), P. B. Budha 1), Sk. Yamane 2)

1) Central Department of Zoology, Institute of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan

University, Nepal. *Corresponding author, E-mail: [e-mail]

2) Haruyama-chô 1054-1, Kagoshima-shi, 899-2704, Japan. E-mail: [e-mail]

Summary. Six species of the genus Leptogenys Roger, 1861 are reported from Nepal.

Leptogenys laeviceps (Smith, 1857) , stat. ressur. is raised to species status. Leptogenys birmana Forel, 1900 , L. chinensis (Mayr, 1870) , L. dentilobis Forel, 1900 , L. kitteli Mayr,

1870, and L. laeviceps (Smith, 1857) are recorded from Nepal for the first time. A key based upon the worker caste is provided for all Nepalese species. A map of the distribution of

Leptogenys species in Nepal is presented.