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Leptogenys falcigera
(Formicidae)

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Identification

Key to ant species in Hawaii
13 physical characteristics are the basis of this computer-assisted key for identifying the 48 species of ants in Hawaii.

AntWeb field guide to the ant species of Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Images of 20 of the ant species of Hawaii help to identify the species.

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Leptogenys falcigera
Nomenclatural information about Leptogenys falcigera is provided by ITIS.

Discussion forums

Pacific Ant Group e-mail list (PAG-L@HAWAII.EDU)
The Pacific Ant Group discussion forum facilitates communication toward preventing establishment of Red Imported fire ant and other invasive ants on Pacific islands.

Prevention

Change in Quarantine Action Policy for Ants Intercepted from Commodities Destined to the State of Hawaii
A policy change regarding quarantine action for ants intercepted from commodities in Hawaii is detailed here. The revised policy went into effect 10 April 2002.

Threats to this species

Termites antagonistic towards Leptogenys falcigera (Abstract and poster)
The distribution of Leptogenys falcigera may be relatively limited in Hawaii because this species seems to provoke aggressive behavior by co-occuring termites, according to researchers at the University of Hawaii.

Images

Leptogenys falcigera images (Starr)  new posting 
Images of Leptogenys falcigera (Formicidae) (leptogenys ant are provided by from Forest and Kim Starr.

Leptogenys falcigera information from Antweb
Information about the ant Leptogenys falcigera--including images of specimens--is available online from Antweb (California Academy of Science).

Leptogenys falcigera Roger (1861) images from Discover Life
High resolution photos of Leptogenys falcigera are available on this Discover Life site.

Distribution

New arthropod records from Kahoolawe (Bishop Museum Occasional Papers, 2004) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
New island records of a variety of arthropods collected on Kahoolawe are reported here.

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