This is a list of 324 species in Leptogenys, a genus of ponerine ants distributed globally in the tropics.
List
Extant species
- Leptogenys academica <small>López-Muñoz et al., 2018</small>
- Leptogenys acutangula <small>Emery, 1914</small>
- Leptogenys acutirostris <small>Santschi, 1912</small>
- Leptogenys adlerzi <small>Forel, 1900</small>
- Leptogenys alamando <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys alatapia <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys alluaudi <small>Emery, 1895</small>
- Leptogenys amazonica <small>Borgmeier, 1930</small>
- Leptogenys ambo <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys amon <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys amu <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys andritantely <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys angusta <small>(Forel, 1892)</small>
- Leptogenys angustinoda <small>Clark, 1934</small>
- Leptogenys anitae <small>Forel, 1915</small>
- Leptogenys anjara <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys ankhesa <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys antillana <small>Wheeler, 1914</small>
- Leptogenys antongilensis <small>Emery, 1899</small>
- Leptogenys arcirostris <small>Santschi, 1926</small>
- Leptogenys arcuata <small>Roger, 1861</small>
- Leptogenys arnoldi <small>Forel, 1913</small>
- Leptogenys aspera <small>(Andre, 1889)</small>
- Leptogenys assamensis <small>Forel, 1900</small>
- Leptogenys atra <small>Arimoto & Yamane, 2018</small>
- Leptogenys attenuata <small>(Smith, 1858)</small>
- Leptogenys australis <small>(Emery, 1888)</small>
- Leptogenys avaratra <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys avo <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys barimaso <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys bellii <small>Emery, 1901</small>
- Leptogenys bezanozano <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys bhartii <small>Wachkoo et al., 2018</small>
- Leptogenys bidentata <small>Forel, 1900</small>
- Leptogenys bifida <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys binghamii <small>Forel, 1900</small>
- Leptogenys birmana <small>Forel, 1900</small>
- Leptogenys bituberculata <small>Emery, 1901</small>
- Leptogenys bohlsi <small>Emery, 1896</small>
- Leptogenys borivava <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys borneensis <small>Wheeler, 1919</small>
- Leptogenys breviceps <small>Viehmeyer, 1914</small>
- Leptogenys breviloba <small>Arimoto, 2017</small>
- Leptogenys bubastis <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys buyssoni <small>Forel, 1907</small>
- Leptogenys caeciliae <small>Viehmeyer, 1912</small>
- Leptogenys camerunensis <small>Stitz, 1910</small>
- Leptogenys carbonaria <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys carinata <small>Donisthorpe, 1943</small>
- Leptogenys carioca <small>López-Muñoz et al., 2018</small>
- Leptogenys castanea <small>(Mayr, 1862)</small>
- Leptogenys centralis <small>Wheeler, 1915</small>
- Leptogenys chalybaea <small>(Emery, 1887)</small>
- Leptogenys chamela <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys chelifera <small>(Santschi, 1928)</small>
- Leptogenys chinensis <small>(Mayr, 1870)</small>
- Leptogenys chrislaini <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys ciliata <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys clarki <small>Wheeler, 1933</small>
- Leptogenys coerulescens <small>Emery, 1895</small>
- Leptogenys comajojo <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys confucii <small>Forel, 1912</small>
- Leptogenys conigera <small>(Mayr, 1876)</small>
- Leptogenys conradti <small>Forel, 1913</small>
- Leptogenys consanguinea <small>Wheeler, 1909</small>
- Leptogenys cordoba <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys corniculans <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys cracens <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys crassicornis <small>Emery, 1895</small>
- Leptogenys crassinoda <small>Arnold, 1926</small>
- Leptogenys crudelis <small>(Smith, 1858)</small>
- Leptogenys crustosa <small>Santschi, 1914</small>
- Leptogenys cryptica <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys cuneata <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys curva <small>Arimoto, 2017</small>
- Leptogenys cyanicatena <small>Arimoto & Yamane, 2018</small>
- Leptogenys dalyi <small>Forel, 1900</small>
- Leptogenys darlingtoni <small>Wheeler, 1933</small>
- Leptogenys davydovi <small>Karavaiev, 1935</small>
- Leptogenys deborae <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys dentilobis <small>Forel, 1900</small>
- Leptogenys diana <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys diatra <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys diminuta <small>(Smith, 1857)</small>
- Leptogenys donisthorpei <small>Mann, 1922</small>
- Leptogenys drepanon <small>Wilson, 1958</small>
- Leptogenys ebenina <small>Forel, 1915</small>
- Leptogenys edsoni <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys elegans <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys elongata <small>(Buckley, 1866)</small>
- Leptogenys elzasoares <small>Tozetto et al., 2022</small>
- Leptogenys emeryi <small>Forel, 1901</small>
- Leptogenys emiliae <small>Forel, 1902</small>
- Leptogenys ergatogyna <small>Wheeler, 1922</small>
- Leptogenys erugata <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys erythraea <small>Emery, 1902</small>
- Leptogenys excellens <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys excisa <small>(Mayr, 1876)</small>
- Leptogenys exigua <small>(Crawley, 1921)</small>
- Leptogenys exundans <small>(Walker, 1859)</small>
- Leptogenys falcigera <small>Roger, 1861</small>
- Leptogenys fallax <small>(Mayr, 1876)</small>
- Leptogenys famelica <small>Emery, 1896</small>
- Leptogenys fasika <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys ferrarii <small>Forel, 1913</small>
- Leptogenys fiandry <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys foraminosa <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys foreli <small>Mann, 1919</small>
- Leptogenys fortior <small>Forel, 1900</small>
- Leptogenys fotsivava <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys foveonates <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys foveopunctata <small>Mann, 1921</small>
- Leptogenys fugax <small>Mann, 1921</small>
- Leptogenys furtiva <small>Arnold, 1926</small>
- Leptogenys gagates <small>Mann, 1922</small>
- Leptogenys gaigei <small>Wheeler, 1923</small>
- Leptogenys gatu <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys glabra <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys gorgona <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys gracilis <small>Emery, 1899</small>
- Leptogenys grandidieri <small>Forel, 1910</small>
- Leptogenys grohli <small>Hamer et al., 2024</small>
- Leptogenys guianensis <small>Wheeler, 1923</small>
- Leptogenys guineensis <small>Santschi, 1914</small>
- Leptogenys hackeri <small>Clark, 1934</small>
- Leptogenys hainanensis <small>Chen et al., 2024</small>
- Leptogenys harmsi <small>Donisthorpe, 1935</small>
- Leptogenys havilandi <small>Forel, 1901</small>
- Leptogenys hebrideana <small>Wilson, 1958</small>
- Leptogenys hemioptica <small>Forel, 1901</small>
- Leptogenys hezhouensis <small>Zhou, 2001</small>
- Leptogenys honduriana <small>Mann, 1922</small>
- Leptogenys honoria <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys huapingensis <small>Zhou, 2001</small>
- Leptogenys humiliata <small>Mann, 1921</small>
- Leptogenys hysterica <small>Forel, 1900</small>
- Leptogenys iheringi <small>Forel, 1911</small>
- Leptogenys imerinensis <small>Mann, 1922</small>
- Leptogenys imperatrix <small>Mann, 1922</small>
- Leptogenys incisa <small>Forel, 1891</small>
- Leptogenys indagatrix <small>Wilson, 1958</small>
- Leptogenys ingens <small>Mayr, 1866</small>
- Leptogenys intermedia <small>Emery, 1902</small>
- Leptogenys intricata <small>Viehmeyer, 1924</small>
- Leptogenys iridescens <small>(Smith, 1857)</small>
- Leptogenys iridipennis <small>(Smith, 1858)</small>
- Leptogenys itoi <small>Arimoto, 2017</small>
- Leptogenys ixta <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys jeanettei <small>Mathew & Tiwari, 2000</small>
- Leptogenys jeanneli <small>Santschi, 1914</small>
- Leptogenys johary <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys josephi <small>Mackay & MacKay, 2004</small>
- Leptogenys kanaoi <small>Arimoto, 2017</small>
- Leptogenys karawaiewi <small>Santschi, 1928</small>
- Leptogenys keysseri <small>Viehmeyer, 1914</small>
- Leptogenys khammouanensis <small>Roncin & Deharveng, 2003</small>
- Leptogenys khaura <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys kiche <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys kitteli <small>(Mayr, 1870)</small>
- Leptogenys kraepelini <small>Forel, 1905</small>
- Leptogenys laeviceps <small>(Smith, 1857)</small>
- Leptogenys laeviterga <small>Zhou et al., 2012</small>
- Leptogenys langi <small>Wheeler, 1923</small>
- Leptogenys laozii <small>Xu, 2000</small>
- Leptogenys lattkei <small>Bharti & Wachkoo, 2013</small>
- Leptogenys lavavava <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys leiothorax <small>Prins, 1965</small>
- Leptogenys leleji <small>Zryanin, 2016</small>
- Leptogenys letilae <small>Mann, 1921</small>
- Leptogenys linda <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys linearis <small>(Smith, 1858)</small>
- Leptogenys loarelae <small>Ramage, 2019</small>
- Leptogenys lohahela <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys longensis <small>Forel, 1915</small>
- Leptogenys longiceps <small>Santschi, 1914</small>
- Leptogenys longiscapus <small>Donisthorpe, 1943</small>
- Leptogenys lucida <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys lucidula <small>Emery, 1895</small>
- Leptogenys luederwaldti <small>Forel, 1913</small>
- Leptogenys mactans <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys magna <small>Forel, 1900</small>
- Leptogenys malama <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys malayana <small>Arimoto, 2017</small>
- Leptogenys mangabe <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys manja <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys manni <small>Wheeler, 1923</small>
- Leptogenys manongarivo <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys mastax <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys mavaca <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys maxillosa <small>(Smith, 1858)</small>
- Leptogenys maya <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys mayotte <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys melena <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys mengzii <small>Xu, 2000</small>
- Leptogenys meritans <small>(Walker, 1859)</small>
- Leptogenys microps <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys minima <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys mjobergi <small>Forel, 1915</small>
- Leptogenys modiglianii <small>Emery, 1900</small>
- Leptogenys moelleri <small>(Bingham, 1903)</small>
- Leptogenys montuosa <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys mucronata <small>Forel, 1893</small>
- Leptogenys mutabilis <small>(Smith, 1861)</small>
- Leptogenys myops <small>(Emery, 1887)</small>
- Leptogenys namana <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys namoroka <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys navua <small>Mann, 1921</small>
- Leptogenys nebra <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys neutralis <small>Forel, 1907</small>
- Leptogenys nigricans <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys nitens <small>Donisthorpe, 1943</small>
- Leptogenys nuserra <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys oaxaca <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys occidentalis <small>Bernard, 1953</small>
- Leptogenys optica <small>Viehmeyer, 1914</small>
- Leptogenys orchidioides <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys oresbia <small>Wilson, 1958</small>
- Leptogenys oswaldi <small>(Forel, 1891)</small>
- Leptogenys pangui <small>Xu, 2000</small>
- Leptogenys panops <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys papuana <small>Emery, 1897</small>
- Leptogenys paraensis <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys parvula <small>Emery, 1900</small>
- Leptogenys pavesii <small>Emery, 1892</small>
- Leptogenys peninsularis <small>Mann, 1926</small>
- Leptogenys peringueyi <small>Forel, 1913</small>
- Leptogenys peruana <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys peuqueti <small>(Andre, 1887)</small>
- Leptogenys phylloba <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys pilaka <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys pinna <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys piroskae <small>Forel, 1910</small>
- Leptogenys pittieri <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys podenzanai <small>(Emery, 1895)</small>
- Leptogenys polaszeki <small>Sharaf & Akbar, 2017</small>
- Leptogenys pompiloides <small>(Smith, 1857)</small>
- Leptogenys princeps <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys processionalis <small>(Jerdon, 1851)</small>
- Leptogenys pruinosa <small>Forel, 1900</small>
- Leptogenys pubiceps <small>Emery, 1890</small>
- Leptogenys pucuna <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys pujoli <small>Cavalcanti & Lattke, 2024</small>
- Leptogenys punctata <small>Emery, 1914</small>
- Leptogenys punctaticeps <small>Emery, 1890</small>
- Leptogenys punctiventris <small>(Mayr, 1879)</small>
- Leptogenys purpurea <small>(Emery, 1887)</small>
- Leptogenys pusilla <small>(Emery, 1890)</small>
- Leptogenys qini <small>Chen et al., 2026</small>
- Leptogenys quadrata <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys quiriguana <small>Wheeler, 1923</small>
- Leptogenys quirozi <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys rabebe <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys rabesoni <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys ralipra <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys rasila <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys ravida <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys reggae <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys regis <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys ridens <small>Forel, 1910</small>
- Leptogenys ritae <small>Forel, 1899</small>
- Leptogenys roberti <small>Forel, 1900</small>
- Leptogenys rouxi <small>(Emery, 1914)</small>
- Leptogenys rufa <small>Mann, 1922</small>
- Leptogenys rufida <small>Zhou et al., 2012</small>
- Leptogenys rugosopunctata <small>Karavaiev, 1925</small>
- Leptogenys sagaris <small>Wilson, 1958</small>
- Leptogenys sahamalaza <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys santacruzi <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys saussurei <small>(Forel, 1891)</small>
- Leptogenys scabra <small>Chen et al., 2026</small>
- Leptogenys schwabi <small>Forel, 1913</small>
- Leptogenys serrata <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys sianka <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys sjostedti <small>Forel, 1915</small>
- Leptogenys socorda <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys sonora <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys spandax <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys stenocheilos <small>(Jerdon, 1851)</small>
- Leptogenys sterops <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys strator <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys strena <small>Zhou, 2001</small>
- Leptogenys striatidens <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys stuhlmanni <small>Mayr, 1893</small>
- Leptogenys stygia <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys suarensis <small>Emery, 1895</small>
- Leptogenys sulcinoda <small>(Andre, 1892)</small>
- Leptogenys sunyatseni <small>Chen et al., 2026</small>
- Leptogenys sunzii <small>Xu & He, 2015</small>
- Leptogenys tama <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys tatsimo <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys terroni <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys testacea <small>(Donisthorpe, 1948)</small>
- Leptogenys tiobil <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys titan <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys toeraniva <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys toxeres <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys transitionis <small>Bharti & Wachkoo, 2013</small>
- Leptogenys tricosa <small>Taylor, 1969</small>
- Leptogenys triloba <small>Emery, 1901</small>
- Leptogenys trilobata <small>Santschi, 1924</small>
- Leptogenys truncata <small>Mann, 1919</small>
- Leptogenys truncatirostris <small>Forel, 1897</small>
- Leptogenys tsingy <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys turneri <small>Forel, 1900</small>
- Leptogenys unistimulosa <small>Roger, 1863</small>
- Leptogenys variabilis <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys varicosa <small>Stitz, 1925</small>
- Leptogenys vatovavy <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys vindicis <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys violacea <small>Donisthorpe, 1942</small>
- Leptogenys vitiensis <small>Mann, 1921</small>
- Leptogenys vitsy <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
- Leptogenys voeltzkowi <small>Forel, 1897</small>
- Leptogenys vogeli <small>Borgmeier, 1933</small>
- Leptogenys volcanica <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys wheeleri <small>Forel, 1901</small>
- Leptogenys yandii <small>Xu & He, 2015</small>
- Leptogenys yerburyi <small>Forel, 1900</small>
- Leptogenys yocota <small>Lattke, 2011</small>
- Leptogenys zapyxis <small>Bolton, 1975</small>
- Leptogenys zhoui <small>Chen et al., 2024</small>
- Leptogenys zhuangzii <small>Xu, 2000</small>
- Leptogenys zohy <small>Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014</small>
Extinct species
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