Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Leptogenys gorgona
Hormiga, Ant
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Suborder
Apocrita
Superfamily
Vespoidea
Family
Formicidae
Section
Ponerini
Genus
Leptogenys
Species
gorgona
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
- Picón-Renteria, P. Herrera, H. W., Avendaño, J. M., Tocora-Protz, M. C., Restrepo, A. F. S., Fernández, F., Heraty, J.M., Buli, A.Y., Peck, S., & Sarmiento, C. E. (2026) Hymenoptera of Galápagos: diversity and distribution of one of the most species-rich insect orders in the archipelago. ZooKeys, 1294, 229-251.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Leptogenys gorgona", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25718. Accessed 6 November 2026.