Anoplolepis

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Anoplolepis
A. gracilipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 "pugnacious ants", is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and tribe Lasiini.[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]

A pugnacious ant (Anoplolepis) captured in India

Species

References

  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Anoplolepis". AntCat. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Genus: Anoplolepis". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  3. ^ 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. S2CID 84797311.

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