Leptanilla macauensis is a species of ant in the genus Leptanilla. Chi-Man Leong (梁志文), an undergraduate student at National Taiwan University at the time, first collected specimens of this species.[1] The species was subsequently formally described by Leong, Yamane & Guénard in 2018, the species is only known from specimens collected from Macau by means of a Winkler extractor. Workers are yellowish brown in colour, measuring 1.12 to 1.14 millimetres (0.044 to 0.045 in). The queen has yet to be described.[2]

Leptanilla macauensis
Holotype worker in lateral view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Leptanilla
Species:
L. macauensis
Binomial name
Leptanilla macauensis
Leong, Yamane & Guénard, 2018

References

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  1. ^ "Chi-Man Leong found a new species of ant in Macao". Macao Daily. Archived from the original on 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  2. ^ Leong, Chi-Man; Yamane, Seiki; Guénard, Benoit (2018). "Lost in the city discovery of the rare ant genus Leptanilla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Macau with description of Leptanilla macauensis sp. nov" (PDF). Asian Myrmecology. 10. Sabah, Malaysia: Penerbit UMS: 1–18. doi:10.20362/am.010001. Retrieved 31 January 2020.