Leptanillinae is a subfamily of primitive ants consisting of three genera.
Ants of this subfamily have larvae that feed their hemolymph to the queen through specialized processes on their prothoraces and third abdominal segments.Tree of Life Web Project. 2004. Leptanillini. Version 21 October 2004 (temporary). In: The Tree of Life Web Project This behavior resembles that of the distantly related Adetomyrma, also called the Dracula ant, which pierces their larvae to obtain body fluids.
Members of Leptanilla are minute, yellow, blind ants that live below the surface.
Distribution The Leptanillinae are mainly spread out in tropical and warm temperate regions in Europe and Australian regions.
Subdivisions Leptanillini Emery, 1910 Leptanilla Emery, 1870 Protanilla Taylor, 1990 Opamyrmini Boudinot & Griebenow, 2024 Opamyrma Yamane et al, 2008
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