Subfamily Leptanillinae Emery, 1910
Compiler and date details
2011 - Steve Shattuck, ANIC, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Canberra
S.O. Shattuck, CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Introduction
The subfamily Leptanillae contains 7 genera (4 of which are only known from males) and 42 described species. They are known from Africa and southern Europe east to Japan and Australia. No species are currently known from North or South America. Only a single species is known from Australia and little is known about its biology.