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 Leptanilla swani female and worker
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Leptanillinae is a subfamily of ants. They are further divided into the tribes Anomalomyrmini and Leptanillini.
In all Leptanillini the larva feed their hemolymph to the queen through specialized processes on their prothorax and third abdominal segment1. This behavior resembles that of the unrelated Adetomyrma, also called Dracula ants, which actually pierce their larvae to get at the body fluids.
At least Leptanilla and Phaulomyrma are minute, yellow, blind ants living below the surface.
Systematics
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- Anomalomyrma Taylor, 1990
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- Anomalomyrma taylori Bolton, 1990
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- Protanilla Taylor, 1990
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- Leptanilla Emery, 1870
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- Leptanilla africana Baroni Urbani, 1977
- Leptanilla swani Wheeler, 1932
- Leptanilla kubotai Baroni Urbani, 1977
- Leptanilla palauensis (Smith, 1953)
- Leptanilla santschii Wheeler & Wheeler, 1930
- Leptanilla vaucheri Emery, 1899
- Leptanilla theryi Forel, 1903
- Leptanilla tenuis Santschi, 1907
- > 30 more species
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- Phaulomyrma G.C. Wheeler & E.W. Wheeler, 1930
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- Phaulomyrma javana Wheeler & Wheeler, 1930 — Java
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- Yavnella Kugler, 1987
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- Yavnella argamani Kugler, 1987
- Yavnella indica Kugler, 1987
Footnotes
- ^ Tree of Life: Leptanillini
References
- ITIS: Leptanillinae
- Tree of Life Web Project. 2004. Leptanillini. Version 21 October 2004 (temporary). in The Tree of Life Web Project
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