| Leptanilla | |
|---|---|
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| L. swani queen and worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Tribe: | Leptanillini |
| Genus: | Leptanilla Emery, 1870 |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 44 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leptomesites Kutter, 1948 | |
Leptanilla is a genus of ant in the subfamily Leptanillinae. Like other genera in this subfamily, the queen is fed by the hemolymph of their own larvae, which have specialized processes for this purpose.[2]
- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Leptanilla". AntCat. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ Genus Leptanilla Australian Ants Online