Description of the Male Caste of Leptogenys borneensis (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with Its First Discovery in Sumatra

Rijal Satria; Fitra Arya Dwi Nugraha; Afifatul Achyar; D. Zulyetti; Katsuyuki Eguchi

doi:10.15407/zoo2024.01.019

January 1, 2024ZoodiversityOpen Access

Description of the Male Caste of Leptogenys borneensis (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with Its First Discovery in Sumatra

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Key Points

To describe the previously unknown male caste of the ant species Leptogenys borneensis and document its expanded geographic distribution.
Conducted detailed morphological analysis of male specimens, focusing on diagnostic genital characters for phylogenetic classification.
Extracted and sequenced a 607-base-pair mtDNA COI barcode region, submitting the genetic data to GenBank and BOLD.
Provided the first complete anatomical description of male Leptogenys borneensis, including genital morphology critical for species diagnosis.
Identified Leptogenys borneensis on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, establishing the first official record outside its known distribution in Borneo, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Generated a verified 607 bp mtDNA COI sequence barcode to support molecular identification.

Implication

Taxonomic study describes male morphology of Leptogenys borneensis in Sumatra, indicating an expanded distribution for the ant species.

Abstract

Males of Leptogenys (Lobopelta) borneensis Wheeler, 1919 are described, including their genital morphology, which is important for diagnostics and morphological phylogeny of the genus Leptogenys Roger, 1861. The mtDNA COI barcoding sequence of 607 bp obtained and uploaded to GenBank and BOLD. The species was previously known from Borneo (Malaysia: Sarawak — type locality), Thailand and Vietnam and is recorded for the first time from Sumatra (Indonesia)

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Description of the Male Caste of Leptogenys borneensis (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with Its First Discovery in Sumatra

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Description of the Male Caste of Leptogenys borneensis (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with Its First Discovery in Sumatra

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