Biology:Anoplolepis

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Short description: Genus of ants

Anoplolepis
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A. gracilipes
Scientific classification e
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 Madagascar 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. http://antcat.org/catalog/429156. 
  2. "Genus: Anoplolepis". AntWeb. http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=Anoplolepis&rank=genus&project=allantwebants. 
  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. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q957809 entry