Heteroponera leae is a species of ant in the genus Heteroponera. It is endemic to Australia, and was described by Wheeler in 1923.[1] It has a similar appearance to Heteroponera crozieri ants, although H. crozieri ants are more northerly distributed.[1]

Heteroponera leae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Heteroponera
Species:
H. leae
Binomial name
Heteroponera leae
(Wheeler, W.M., 1923)

References

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  1. ^ a b Taylor, Robert W. (2011), "Australasian ants of the subfamily Heteropone rinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): (1) General introduction and review of the Heteroponera leae (Wheeler, 1923) species group, with descriptions of two new species.", Myrmecological News, 15: 117–123