Anoplolepis
Anoplolepis | |
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A. gracilipes | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Plagiolepidini |
Genus: | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1914 |
Type species | |
Formica longipes Jerdon, 1851 | |
Diversity[1] | |
9 species | |
Synonyms | |
Zealleyella Arnold, 1922 |
Anoplolepis (also known as the "common pugnacious ant") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[2] The genus is mainly found in the Afrotropics, with a few native species known from the Malagasy and Oriental regions (and some introduced in other places).[3]
Species
- Anoplolepis carinata (Emery, 1899)
- Anoplolepis custodiens (Smith, 1858)
- Anoplolepis fallax (Mayr, 1865)
- Anoplolepis gracilipes (Smith, 1857)
- Anoplolepis nuptialis (Santschi, 1917)
- Anoplolepis opaciventris (Emery, 1899)
- Anoplolepis rufescens (Santschi, 1917)
- Anoplolepis steingroeveri (Forel, 1894)
- Anoplolepis tenella (Santschi, 1911)
References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2014). "Anoplolepis". AntCat. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Genus: Anoplolepis". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ↑ Hita Garcia, F.; Wiesel, E.; Fischer, G. (2013). "The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography". Journal of East African Natural History. 101 (2): 127. doi:10.2982/028.101.0201.
External links
- Media related to Anoplolepis at Wikimedia Commons
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