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Leptanilla voldemort

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Species of ant

Leptanilla voldemort
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Leptanilla
Species: L. voldemort
Binomial name
Leptanilla voldemort
Wong & McRae, 2024

Leptanilla voldemort is a species of ant in the genus Leptanilla and was described in 2024.

It was named after the Harry Potter villain, Lord Voldemort. This species was found in the Pilbara region in the Western Australian outback.

This species is said to live underground and is described as having an extremely "ghostly and slender" appearance, as well as having sharp mandibles. Researchers are hoping that this scientific discovery will bring to light a better understanding of subterranean ants. It was described by Mark Wong.

References

  1. "'Villainous appearance' spurs researcher to name ant species after Harry Potter antagonist". ABC News. 15 April 2024.
  2. ^ Wong, Mark K. L.; McRae, Jane M. (2024-04-11). "Leptanilla voldemort sp. nov., a gracile new species of the hypogaeic ant genus Leptanilla (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the Pilbara, with a key to Australian Leptanilla". ZooKeys (1197): 171–182. Bibcode:2024ZooK.1197..171W. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1197.114072. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 11033553. PMID 38651116.
  3. "Leptanilla voldemort, a ghostly slender new ant species from the dark depths of the underground". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
Taxon identifiers
Leptanilla voldemort
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