Leptanilla is a genus of ant in the subfamily Leptanillinae.

Like other genera in this subfamily, the queen is fed by the hemolymph of their own larvae, which have specialized processes for this purpose.

[2] Some species form colonies consisting of several hundred workers in the soil.

[2] Leptanilla workers have no eyes, and are pale, yellow, and small.

[2] Several species are found in North Africa, L. doderoi and L. revelierei in Corsica and Sardinia, L. havilandi and L. butteli in the Malay Peninsula, L. santschii in Java.