Razorjaw Ants

Leptogenys maya

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae

Leptogenys is a genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Leptogenys is the most diverse ponerine ant genus in the world; it is widespread throughout tropical and subtropical regions and there are over 260 extant species described. Most species have ergatoid queens, and many have falcate, bowed mandibles and are specialists on isopod prey.

Distribution

Razorjaw Ants — (c) Luis Fernando Valdez Ojeda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Luis Fernando Valdez Ojeda · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Mexico · 2

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Luis Fernando Valdez Ojeda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Luis Fernando Valdez Ojeda · CC-BY DescriptionLeptogenys, Wikipedia contributors

Razorjaw Ants

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