taxonID	type	description	language	source
5F1A7F9C49D05EBC81317ECD4255FD24.taxon	description	Figs 5 A, C, 9, 20 A	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
5F1A7F9C49D05EBC81317ECD4255FD24.taxon	description	Ergatoid description. With characters of worker but head as wide anteriorly as posteriorly; pronotum wider than remaining mesosoma in dorsal view; mesosoma stout and robust, less elongated as worker; petiole nodiform, distinctly higher than long in lateral view; about as wide as long in dorsal view. Metasomal segments III – VII enlarged, segment III distinctly wider than petiole. Same colour as the worker.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
5F1A7F9C49D05EBC81317ECD4255FD24.taxon	description	Measurements. Worker (n = 14); HL 1.66 – 1.84; HLL 1.31 – 1.47; HLA 0.24 – 0.3; HW 1.18 – 1.33; CML 0.31 – 0.39; SL 1.94 – 2.13; AII 0.21 – 0.33; AFI 0.43 – 0.51; AFII 0.37 – 0.41; EL 0.31 – 0.36; ML 0.84 – 1.03; PrL 1.04 – 1.25; PrH 0.77 – 1.13; PrW 1.04 – 1.2; WL 2.76 – 3.1; PeL 0.8 – 1.04; PeH 0.95 – 1.18; PeW 0.77 – 0.92; DPL 0.87 – 0.95; CI 69.36 – 74.97; CLI 17.58 – 22.49; SI 156.26 – 166.48; OI 21.98 – 26.37; LPI 104.64 – 124.38; DPI 84.67 – 98.51. Ergatoid paratype (n = 1): HL 1.67; HLL 1.29; HLA 0.31; HW 1.25; CML 0.39; SL 1.77; AII 0.23; AFI 0.39; AFII 0.31; EL 0.34; ML 0.96; PrL 1.03; PrH 0.76; PrW 1.04; WL 2.56; PeL 0.75; PeH 1.06; PeW 0.62; DPL 0.83; CI 74.7; CLI 23.33; SI 141.31; OI 26.49; LPI 142.49; DPI 73.98.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
5F1A7F9C49D05EBC81317ECD4255FD24.taxon	distribution	Distribution. This species is known from Myanmar (type locality), India (Assam and Meghalaya), China (Guangxi, Yunnan, and Hong Kong), and Vietnam (Janicki et al. 2016; Guénard et al. 2017). There are no records from Guangdong, Hainan, or Macao, but its presence is expected in the first two Chinese provinces with more sampling efforts. Its presence in Macao is less likely due to the level of urbanisation and isolation of natural areas for this species to occur. The first record of L. binghamii in Hong Kong was Fellowes (1996), here we provide additional new records across the eastern limits of its range.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
03698FD92CFE55EFB4F306095D6D354E.taxon	description	Figs 4 B. 5 B, D. 6 B, 8 A, 10, 20 B	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
03698FD92CFE55EFB4F306095D6D354E.taxon	description	Measurements. Worker (n = 10): HL 1.53 – 1.62; HLL 1.15 – 1.33; HLA 0.34 – 0.39; HW 1.09 – 1.17; CML 0.36 – 0.41; SL 1.56 – 1.72; AII 0.22 – 0.225; AFI 0.29 – 0.34; AFII 0.23 – 0.32; EL 0.3 – 0.36; ML 0.67 – 0.83; PrL 0.85 – 0.99; PrH 0.57 – 0.72; PrW 0.81 – 0.89; WL 2.32 – 2.53; PeL 0.49 – 0.66; PeH 0.65 – 0.73; PeW 0.4 – 0.48; DPL 0.42 – 0.5; CI 70.01 – 74.19; CLI 23.53 – 26.32; SI 137.99 – 155.25; OI 24.21 – 27.27; LPI 107.12 – 135.85; DPI 84.24 – 103.9. Ergatoid (n = 1): HL 1.59; HLL 1.29; HLA 0.39; HW 1.18; CML 0.43; SL 1.63; AII 0.25; AFI 0.32; AFII 0.24; EL 0.34; ML 0.83; PrL 0.94; PrH 0.66; PrW 0.89; WL 2.61; PeL 0.56; PeH 0.7; PeW 0.47; DPL 0.47; CI 74.15; CLI 26.66; SI 137.82; OI 26.43; LPI 124.73; DPI 99.57.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
03698FD92CFE55EFB4F306095D6D354E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. A very wide ranging species, or species complex, known from numerous regions across Asia and Oceania, including the Australasian region (Australia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands), the Indomalayan region (Bangladesh, Borneo, mainland China [Guangdong (additional records provided here), Fujian, Hainan, Guangxi, Hunan, Hong Kong], India, Indonesia, Lanka, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam), as well as the Palaearctic region [part of southwestern China (Sichuan)] (Wilson 1958; Bakhtiar and Chiang 2010 ;; Xu and He 2015; Bharti et al. 2016 Janicki et al. 2016; Guénard et al. 2017). The absence of this species from various countries and provinces (e. g., Cambodia and Guizhou, China) likely reflects lack of sampling efforts.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
898695E9B5765AF29C9BE285CCED4B7E.taxon	description	Figs 11, 12, 13, 20 C	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
898695E9B5765AF29C9BE285CCED4B7E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Head isosceles trapezoid, longer than wide; mandible linear, basal margin longer than masticatory margin; basal margin edentate, masticatory margin with one proximal and one apical tooth. Scape extending beyond posterior head margin by three tenths of its length; antennal flagellomere I longer than pedicel and antennal flagellomere II. Promesonotal articulation and notopropodeal sulcus present. Propodeum with a pair of broadly rounded, posterior facing cuticular lobes. In lateral view, petiole slightly longer than high, trapezoidal in shape with posterior margin higher than anterior margin; dorsum subtly convex, curving gradually downwards anteriorly. Head dorsum between eye, clypeus, and frontal lobe with numerous and dense hair-bearing micro-punctulae. Mesosomal dorsum smooth and shining with large, sparse punctures. Anteriormost point clypeal margin with a pair of stout, tubular peg-like setae and two decumbent hairs adjacent to the peg-like setae.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
898695E9B5765AF29C9BE285CCED4B7E.taxon	description	Description. Head. In full face view, head isosceles shaped as trapezoid, longer than wide, widest at mandibular insertion; lateral margin subtly convex and subtly widening beyond eye to posterior margin; posterolateral corner of head blunt; posterior margin of head straight. Mandible linear, basal margin longer than masticatory margin; distinct angle between basal and masticatory margin present; basal margin weakly sinuous and edentate, masticatory margin with one proximal (formed by angle between basal and masticatory margin) and one apical tooth; gap formed between clypeus and mandible when closed. In lateral view, masticatory margin of mandible curves ventrad at apex; mandibular groove present, beginning 1 / 3 the width of the mandible from base, terminating at ventrolateral mandible apex. Mandalus ovoid, visible at base of mandible when closed. In full face view, anterior clypeal lobe broadly triangular, extending into intermandibular space; 1 / 5 of head length; terminating in an acute convex point; lateral clypeal margin gradually curving to lateral head margins with inconspicuous lobes; longitudinal clypeal carina present and conspicuous. Frontal lobes small, 2 / 3 of antennal condyle visible. Frontal groove short, terminating at anterior eye margin. Occipital carina present, extending to ventral surface meeting at an acute angle ventrally. Eye convex, located dorsolaterally in full face view; interrupting lateral head outline; length 1 / 4 of lateral head length; maximum number of ommatidia across maximum eye length 14 or 15. Antennae with ten flagellar segments; scape long, extending beyond posterior head margin by 3 / 10 of its length; scape reaching maximum width medially; antennal flagellomere I longer than pedicel and antennal flagellomere II; apical most flagellomere tapering to a point. Hypostomal teeth present; in ventral view, located laterally, adjacent to mandibular base. Palp formula 4: 4 (one worker dissected). Mesosoma. In lateral view, promesonotum feebly to distinctly convex; promesonotum higher than propodeum; propodeal dorsal outline straight to feebly convex; dorsal surface longer than declivitous face; angle between dorsal and declivitous face gradually curving. In dorsal view, pronotum wider than long; pronotum wider than maximum propodeal width. Prosternal process present, anteriorly convex, and posteriorly acutely angled. Promesonotal articulation present but feebly impressed. Mesonotum wider than long. Notopropodeal sulcus present, impressed, with longitudinal cross-ribs. Angle between dorsal and lateral surfaces smoothly curved. Posterolateral propodeum at spiracular height with broadly rounded lobe that extend posteriorly; propodeal declivitous surface concave. In lateral view, mesometapleural suture deeply impressed, with cross-ribs; mesopleural margin of suture distinctly marginated. Mesopleuron not visibly divided into anespiternum and katerpisternum. Propodeal spiracle circular, located above midline of lateral propodeum surface within concave cuticular depression anterodorsally. Metapleural gland bulla circular. Distance between metapleural gland and spiracle greater than spiracle diameter. Legs long and slender; tarsomere one with concave cleaning comb basally. Mesotibia with one pectinate and one simple spur; simple spur 1 / 2 length of pectinate spur. Metatibia with one long pectinate spur and one simple spur; simple spur ~ 1 / 3 the length of the pectinate spur. All tarsal claws pectinate. Metasoma. In lateral view, petiole slightly longer than high, trapezoidal in shape with posterior margin higher than anterior margin; dorsum subtly convex, curving anteriorly; anterior face straight, ~ 1 / 2 as high as of posterior face. Peduncle absent. Spiracle small and circular, located laterally on anteromedial surface. In dorsal view, petiole distinctly longer than wide; posterior width twice the anterior width. Subpetiolar process present, located anteroventrally; process triangular with posterior margin longer than anterior margin, posteroventral angle acute. Semi-circular prora lobe present, pointed ventrally. Angle between anterior and dorsal surface of abdominal tergite III broadly rounded in lateral view. Abdominal tergite III widest posteriorly in dorsal view. Cinctus with numerous short, longitudinal cross-ribs. Sting present. Sculpture. Mandibular dorsum with faint longitudinal striations across whole length. Clypeal dorsum laterally smooth, coarsely striate medially, with scattered hair-bearing punctae. Head dorsum between eye, clypeus, and frontal lobe with numerous, dense hair-bearing punctulae; punctations become larger and sparse posteriorly; ventrolateral head surface mostly smooth and shining with widely spaced hair-bearing punctations. Antennal segments with numerous, dense punctulae, lacking smooth regions. Mesosomal dorsum mostly smooth with large, sparse punctures; distance between punctures much larger than their diameter. Propodeal declivity with conspicuous transverse striations that do not extend to propodeal dorsum; posterior portion of declivity smooth. Lateral surface of pronotum mostly smooth and shining with large, sparse punctures. Mesopleuron anteroventral and ventral margins with short striations; striations crossing mesopleuron width ventrally; mesopleuron mostly smooth and shining with sparse punctures. Lateral propodeum with striations on ventral margin, around metapleural gland bulla, propodeal spiracle and posteroventral corner. All femora with hair-bearing punctures; punctures progressively denser apically on dorsal surface of profemur. All tibiae smooth and shining with dense punctulae and sparse macro hair-bearing punctures throughout. Petiole dorsum mostly smooth and shining with large hair-bearing punctures; lateral petiole surface smooth. Dorsum of first gastral tergite mostly smooth and shining with large, sparse, hair-bearing macro punctures; anterior face smooth and shining. Presternite IV imbricate. Abdominal segment IV with macro-punctures dorsally; sternite with very sparse macro punctures. Pygidium and hypopygium with sparse, hair-bearing macro punctures only. Pilosity. Mandibular dorsum with stout erect hairs directed inwards along basal margin, and short, decumbent hairs on dorsum. Anteriormost point clypeal margin with pair of long, stout, tubular peg-like setae and two decumbent hairs adjacent to the peg-like setae; clypeal dorsum with numerous, long erect hairs as well as decumbent short hairs sparsely distributed across surface. Head dorsum, between clypeus, antennal foramen, and eye with dense, semi-decumbent, appressed hairs; hairs posteriorly sparse with suberect hairs only; head dorsolaterally with decumbent hairs directed anteriorly. Scape with numerous subdecumbent and suberect hairs; flagella with numerous suberect and decumbent hairs. Mesosomal dorsum with erect and suberect hairs sparsely distributed. Suberect and decumbent hairs present on lateral surfaces of pronotum and propodeum. Coxae with many decumbent hairs reaching highest density on ventral surface. Femora with suberect hairs dorsally and subdecumbent hairs ventrally; tibiae with dense, decumbent hairs dorsally, and sparse decumbent hairs ventrally. All tarsi I with stout and apically blunt hairs arranged in a series, surrounded by simple decumbent hairs. Petiolar dorsum with decumbent hairs; lateral petiole surface with sparse decumbent hairs, almost glabrous; subpetiolar process with numerous suberect and erect hairs. Prora with numerous, fine, short, erect hairs directed anteriorly. All abdominal tergites and sternites with sparsely distributed suberect and erect hairs. Pygidium and hypopygium with numerous long erect hairs. Colour. Dark reddish brown across mesosoma, mandibles and legs distinctly paler red to orange in colour.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
898695E9B5765AF29C9BE285CCED4B7E.taxon	description	Ergatoid description. With characters of worker but: lateral head margin not straight, distinctly widening posteriorly noticeably more so than the worker. Mesosoma stout and robust not as elongated as in worker; promesonotum distinctly convex; propodeum shorter, ~ 1 / 3 longer than propodeal declivity. Petiole nodiform, distinctly higher than long in lateral view; about as wide as long in dorsal view. Metasomal segments III-VII enlarged, segment III wider than petiole. Same colours as the worker.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
898695E9B5765AF29C9BE285CCED4B7E.taxon	description	Measurements. Worker holotype: HL 1.13; HLL 0.87; HLA 0.23; HW 0.72; CML 0.22; SL 1.20; AII 0.21; AFI 0.32; AFII 0.24; EL 0.23; ML 0.56; PrL 0.71; PrH 0.49; PrW 0.66; WL 1.92; PeL 0.68; PeH 0.61; PeW 0.38; DPL 0.64; CI 63.57; CLI 19.8; SI 167.31; OI 26.67; LPI 89.66; DPI 59.75. Worker paratypes (n = 12): HL 1.12 – 1.18; HLL 0.86 – 0.90; HLA 0.20 – 0.23; HW 0.69 – 0.75; CML 0.21 – 0.23; SL 1.16 – 1.26; AII 0.19 – 0.24; AFI 0.31 – 0.36; AFII 0.22 – 0.26; EL 0.22 – 0.25; ML 0.54 – 0.57; PrL 0.66 – 0.74; PrH 0.49 – 0.55; PrW 0.64 – 0.69; WL 1.79 – 1.99; PeL 0.60 – 0.69; PeH 0.56 – 0.61; PeW 0.33 – 0.39; DPL 0.52 – 0.67; CI 61.36 – 64.17; CLI 18.65 – 20.43; SI 166.25 – 172.94; OI 26.14 – 28.93; LPI 85.02 – 93.55; DPI 55.5 – 65.71. Ergatoid paratype (n = 1): HL 1.19; HLL 0.90; HLA 0.259; HW 0.80; CML 0.25; SL 1.19; AII 0.23; AFI 0.30; AFII 0.22; EL 0.25; ML 0.59; PrL 0.73; PrH 0.56; PrW 0.7; WL 1.88; PeL 0.50; PeH 0.62; PeW 0.49; DPL 0.50; CI 67.31; CLI 21.34; SI 148.06; OI 28.28; LPI 123.01; DPI 97.61. Non-type workers (n = 10): HL 1.12 – 1.18; HLL 0.82 – 0.92; HLA 0.16 – 0.24; HW 0.7 – 0.75; CML 0.2 – 0.25; SL 1.17 – 1.34; AII 0.18 – 0.22; AFI 0.31 – 0.36; AFII 0.23 – 0.26; EL 0.22 – 0.27; ML 0.55 – 0.61; PrL 0.66 – 0.74; PrH 0.5 – 0.55; PrW 0.64 – 0.71; WL 1.81 – 1.97; PeL 0.63 – 0.69; PeH 0.54 – 0.67; PeW 0.36 – 0.4; DPL 0.57 – 0.67; CI 61.82 – 64.78; CLI 18.01 – 20.73; SI 163.69 – 179.7; OI 25.74 – 31.04; LPI 81.83 – 97.24; DPI 56.97 – 68.64.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
898695E9B5765AF29C9BE285CCED4B7E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. So far L. grohli is only known from Hong Kong and Guangdong This species, however, should be expected from neighbouring Chinese provinces and is likely to have been misidentified previously as L. peuqueti.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
898695E9B5765AF29C9BE285CCED4B7E.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named after the musician Dave Grohl, lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the rock band Foo Fighters, drummer of the rock bands Nirvana and Queens of the Stone Age among others, for his positive activism, and ever long musical accompaniment to both first and last author.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
653DFFE710BE5157912928E8BD521C91.taxon	description	Figs 7 B, 8 B, 14, 20 D	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
653DFFE710BE5157912928E8BD521C91.taxon	description	Measurements. Worker (n = 13): HL 1.72 – 1.87; HLL 1.37 – 1.53; HLA 0.37 – 0.47; HW 1.3 – 1.44; CML 0.33 – 0.45; SL 1.67 – 1.86; AII 0.21 – 0.32; AFI 0.32 – 0.37; AFII 0.29 – 0.33; EL 0.32 – 0.39; ML 0.73 – 0.94; PrL 0.97 – 1.14; PrH 0.7 – 0.85; PrW 0.97 – 1.06; WL 2.64 – 2.87; PeL 0.58 – 0.82; PeH 0.72 – 0.93; PeW 0.56 – 0.74; DPL 0.4 – 0.52; CI 71.27 – 81.04; CLI 18.21 – 25.62; SI 117.83 – 132; OI 21.94 – 26.5; LPI 107.98 – 158.96; DPI 116.12 – 147.26.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
653DFFE710BE5157912928E8BD521C91.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Leptogenys kitteli is a widely distributed across the Indomalayan region, known from mainland China (Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian Zhejiang, Guangdong, Hubei, and Hong Kong SAR), Taiwan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Nepal (; Xu and He 2015; Bharti et al. 2016; Janicki et al. 2016; Guénard et al. 2017; Khachonpisitsak et al. 2020). This species should be expected from Laos and Cambodia.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
CD75E3D3939B51DBA4E85EDEB72C0A28.taxon	description	Figs 2 B, 6 A, 15, 21 A new record	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
CD75E3D3939B51DBA4E85EDEB72C0A28.taxon	description	Measurements. Workers (n = 15): HL 1.68 – 1.86; HLL 1.32 – 1.51; HLA 0.33 – 0.38; HW 1.09 – 1.23; CML 0.35 – 0.43; SL 1.7 – 2.04; AII 0.25 – 0.31; AFI 0.4 – 0.5; AFII 0.33 – 0.39; EL 0.41 – 0.47; ML 0.78 – 0.87; PrL 1.03 – 1.22; PrH 0.63 – 0.93; PrW 0.97 – 1.11; WL 2.91 – 3.26; PeL 0.92 – 1.07; PeH 0.87 – 0.99; PeW 0.35 – 0.65; DPL 0.9 – 1.02; CI 62.84 – 67.07; CLI 20.97 – 24.54; SI 153.66 – 174.8; OI 29.39 – 33.12; LPI 89.2 – 318.31; DPI 39.4 – 67.12. Ergatoid queen (n = 1): HL 1.63; HLL 1.29; HLA 0.36; HW 1.67; CML 0.4; SL 1.53; AII 0.22; AFI 0.35; AFII 0.29; EL 0.42; ML 0.84; PrL 1.05; PrH 0.79; PrW 0.99; WL 2.71; PeL 0.73; PeH 0.84; PeW 0.55; DPL 0.71; CI 102.52; CLI 24.25; SI 91.8; OI 32.87; LPI 114.93; DPI 77.75.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
CD75E3D3939B51DBA4E85EDEB72C0A28.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Leptogenys kraepelini is widely distributed across Indomalaya, recorded from China (Yunnan and Hong Kong SAR), Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia Peninsula, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, and Java (Bakhtiar and Chiang 2010; Xu and He 2015; Janicki et al. 2016; Guénard et al. 2017; Khachonpisitsak et al. 2020; Wang et al. 2022). This species is currently absent from many southern Chinese provinces which likely reflects sampling effort in these regions, or has been incorrectly identified as L. chinensis.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
1E3647BDF8215880A91C3D16B3BE9B51.taxon	description	Figs 7 A, 16, 21 B new record	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
1E3647BDF8215880A91C3D16B3BE9B51.taxon	description	Measurements. Worker (n = 1): HL 1.58; HLL 1.22; HLA 0.31; HW 1.07; CML 0.4; SL 1.99; AII 0.28; AFI 0.43; AFII 0.34; EL 0.28; ML 0.92; PrL 1.03; PrH 0.65; PrW 0.93; WL 2.78; PeL 0.76; PeH 0.84; PeW 0.59; DPL 0.62; CI 67.76; CLI 25.35; SI 185.26; OI 22.89; LPI 110.58; DPI 94.2.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
1E3647BDF8215880A91C3D16B3BE9B51.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Previously, L. laeviterga was only known from its type locality in Darning Mountain National Nature Reserve, Guangxi (Zhou et al. 2012). Here we provide the first record of the species from Hong Kong, representing the eastern most record for this species thus far. The species should therefore be expected from Guangdong and other neighbouring provinces in China.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
E00495705DA05E1F892A7F1DD7A165B2.taxon	description	Figs 3 B, D, 17, 21 C	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
E00495705DA05E1F892A7F1DD7A165B2.taxon	description	Measurements. Worker (n = 15): HL 1.15 – 1.31; HLL 0.88 – 1.02; HLA 0.17 – 0.28; HW 0.75 – 0.87; CML 0.23 – 0.29; SL 1.19 – 1.39; AII 0.17 – 0.21; AFI 0.34 – 0.39; AFII 0.25 – 0.3; EL 0.29 – 0.37; ML 0.5 – 0.65; PrL 0.73 – 0.85; PrH 0.51 – 0.74; PrW 0.6 – 0.76; WL 2.02 – 2.2; PeL 0.67 – 0.75; PeH 0.52 – 0.63; PeW 0.33 – 0.45; DPL 0.66 – 0.75; CI 64.63 – 69.92; CLI 19.91 – 22.41; SI 156.24 – 167.09; OI 30.69 – 37.14; LPI 74.93 – 90.7; DPI 47.94 – 65.32.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
E00495705DA05E1F892A7F1DD7A165B2.taxon	distribution	Distribution. A very wide-ranging species in Indomalaya, L. peuqueti is recorded from several Chinese provinces including Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong Hubei, Hunan, Macao, Yunnan, and Zhejiang (Guénard and Dunn 2012; Xu and He 2015; Janicki et al. 2016; Guénard et al. 2017; Brassard et al. 2021). Other countries include Bangladesh, Bhutan, India (Andaman Islands, Kerala, Meghalaya, Sikkim, and West Bengal), Indonesia (Java), Malaysia (Peninsular and Bornean parts), Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam (Bakhtiar and Chiang 2010; Janicki et al. 2016; Guénard et al. 2017; Wang et al. 2022). Further sampling effort across the Oriental region will likely produce new country level records of this species (e. g., Cambodia, Laos, Thailand).	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
C57A66AA3101590381BF545D3DE9F4DD.taxon	description	Figs 2 A, 3 A, C, 18, 21 D new record	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
C57A66AA3101590381BF545D3DE9F4DD.taxon	description	Ergatoid description. With characters of worker but head more square, not as long as in worker. Clypeus terminating in less convex point apically. Propodeum shorter; convex in lateral view. Petiole nodiform, distinctly higher than long in lateral view; wider than long in dorsal view; anterior margin straight in lateral view. Metasomal segments III – VII enlarged, segment III distinctly wider than petiole. Same colour as the worker (Zhou et al. 2012).	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
C57A66AA3101590381BF545D3DE9F4DD.taxon	description	Measurements. Workers (n = 8): HL 0.93 – 1.01; HLL 0.76 – 0.8; HLA 0.18 – 0.21; HW 0.64 – 0.67; CML 0.19 – 0.21; SL 0.84 – 0.92; AII 0.17 – 0.19; AFI 0.13 – 0.15; AFII 0.12 – 0.14; EL 0.16 – 0.18; ML 0.45 – 0.46; PrL 0.53 – 0.6; PrH 0.38 – 0.44; PrW 0.56 – 0.59; WL 1.38 – 1.49; PeL 0.46 – 0.51; PeH 0.42 – 0.56; PeW 0.35 – 0.42; DPL 0.42 – 0.48; CI 64.29 – 68.17; CLI 19.36 – 22.51; SI 129.66 – 141.82; OI 20.78 – 23.37; LPI 82.61 – 114.29; DPI 76.76 – 90.83. Ergatoid paratype (n = 1): HL 1.04; HLL 0.78; HLA 0.21; HW 0.74; CML 0.25; SL 0.89; AII 0.18; AFI 0.14; AFII 0.13; EL 0.19; ML 0.52; PrL 0.66; PrH 0.45; PrW 0.61; WL 1.5; PeL 0.43; PeH 0.61; PeW 0.5; DPL 0.25; CI 71.22; CLI 23.77; SI 120.41; OI 24.55; LPI 141.92; DPI 202.01.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
C57A66AA3101590381BF545D3DE9F4DD.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Leptogenys rufida is known from China only, including the Chinese provinces of Guangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang and now Hong Kong SAR (Zhou et al. 2012; Xu and He 2015). To our knowledge, this species is not reported from other southern Chinese provinces but considering the gap in records between Yunnan, Guangxi and Zhejiang, it seems likely to be found in Guangdong and Fujian.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
3D8481B9F2605B74A024A826CA63A7F3.taxon	description	Figs 4 A, 19, 21 E new record	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
3D8481B9F2605B74A024A826CA63A7F3.taxon	description	Measurements. Workers (n = 8): HL 1.39 – 1.47; HLL 1.16 – 1.23; HLA 0.23 – 0.31; HW 1.16 – 1.25; CML 0.21 – 0.26; SL 1.08 – 1.18; AII 0.2 – 0.25; AFI 0.18 – 0.22; AFII 0.15 – 0.19; EL 0.19 – 0.23; ML 0.72 – 0.8; PrL 0.85 – 0.95; PrH 0.59 – 0.64; PrW 0.82 – 0.99; WL 2.18 – 2.37; PeL 0.34 – 0.5; PeH 0.72 – 0.78; PeW 0.46 – 0.54; DPL 0.2 – 0.28; CI 82.86 – 87.03; CLI 15.38 – 17.74; SI 91.44 – 97.06; OI 16.6 – 18.83; LPI 144.33 – 216.28; DPI 166.19 – 249.29.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
3D8481B9F2605B74A024A826CA63A7F3.taxon	distribution	Distribution. This species is so far only known from China, including Guangxi (type locality), Hunan, and Guangdong, and Hong Kong SAR (Zhou et al. 2012; Xu and He 2015). Absence from other southern Chinese provinces is likely attributable to sampling effort.	en	Hamer, Matthew T., Lee, Jonathan Hon Chung, Tse, Cheung Yau Leo, Silva, Thiago S. R., Guénard, Benoit (2024): The Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Formicidae, Ponerinae) of Hong Kong SAR with additional records from Guangdong, China. ZooKeys 1202: 169-211, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120214
