Leptanilla javana is a species of ant in the subfamily Leptanillinae.[1]
| Leptanilla javana | |
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| Leptanilla javana, male specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Leptanilla |
| Species: | L. javana
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptanilla javana (Wheeler & Wheeler, 1930)
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The species was first described in 1930 as Phaulomyrma javana, based on two males from Bogor on the island of Java. Leptanilla tanit from Tunisia was originally included in the genus by Wheeler & Wheeler (1930),[2] but was transferred back to Leptanilla by Petersen (1968), making the genus monotypic.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Genus: Phaulomyrma". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, E. W. (1930). "Two new ants from Java". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 37 (3): 193–201. doi:10.1155/1930/93593.
- ^ Petersen, B. (1968). "Some novelties in presumed males of Leptanillinae (Hym., Formicidae)". Entomologiske Meddelelser. 36: 577–598.
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