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Checklist for Tribe Plagiolepidini Forel, 1886
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
21
271
2707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
271
2707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
5
127
2333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
123
2330
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
123
2330
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
20
455
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
8
147
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
8 Genera with 147 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Agraulomyrmex Prins, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 189516SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 189790SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1899Crazy ants20SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 191011SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 191034SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 191516SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
147 Species and 49 Subspecies
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Acropyga arnoldi Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Acropyga bakwele LaPolla & Fi..., 2005
Acropyga silvestrii (Emery, 1915)⇒ Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862
Agraulomyrmex meridionalis Prins, 1983Tiny pouchclam
Agraulomyrmex wilsoni Prins, 1983Tiny pouchclam
Anoplolepis carinata Emery, 1899
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis custodiens detrita Emery, 1892
Anoplolepis custodiens hirsuta Emery, 1892
Anoplolepis custodiens pilipes Emery, 1892
Anoplolepis deceptor Arnold, 1922
Anoplolepis fallax Mayr, 1865
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Anoplolepis melanaria Arnold, 1922
Anoplolepis nuptialis Santschi, 1917Trigonal condylclam
Anoplolepis opaciventris Emery, 1899
Anoplolepis rufescens Santschi, 1917Trigonal condylclam
Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894Black pugnacious ant
Anoplolepis steingroeveri parsonsi Santschi, 1937
Anoplolepis tenella Santschi, 1911Wavy-line astarte
Anoplolepis trimenii Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Lepisiota affinis Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota aijer
Lepisiota albata Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota alexis Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota alexis dulcis Santschi, 1937
Lepisiota ambigua Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota angolensis Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota arabica Collingwood, 1985
Lepisiota arenaria Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota arnoldi Forel, 1913Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota arnoldi mota Santschi, 1937
Lepisiota cacozela Stitz, 1916
Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota canescens latior Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota capensis acholli Weber, 1943
Lepisiota capensis anceps Forel, 1916
Lepisiota capensis canescens
Lepisiota capensis guineensis Mayr, 1902
Lepisiota capensis incisa
Lepisiota capensis issore Weber, 1943
Lepisiota capensis junodi Forel, 1916
Lepisiota capensis laevis Santschi, 1913
Lepisiota capensis minuta Forel, 1916
Lepisiota capensis simplex Mayr, 1862
Lepisiota capensis simplicoides Forel, 1907
Lepisiota capensis specularis Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota capensis subopaciceps Santschi, 1937
Lepisiota capensis thoth Weber, 1943
Lepisiota capensis validiuscula Emery, 1897
Lepisiota capitata Forel, 1913
Lepisiota carbonaria Emery, 1892
Lepisiota carbonaria baumi Forel, 1910
Lepisiota crinita Mayr, 1895
Lepisiota curta Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota dammama Collingwood ..., 1996
Lepisiota dendrophila Arnold, 1949Carpenter tellin
Lepisiota depilis Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota deplanata Stitz, 1911
Lepisiota depressa Santschi, 1914
Lepisiota egregia Forel, 1913
Lepisiota egregia santschii Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota elegantissima Collingwood ..., 2011
Lepisiota erythraea Forel, 1910
Lepisiota foreli Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota foreli convexa Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota foreli impressa Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855Browsing Ant
Lepisiota frauenfeldi variabilis Santschi, 1917
Lepisiota gerardi Santschi, 1915Plain tellin
Lepisiota gracilicornis Forel, 1892Compact astarte
Lepisiota harteni Collingwood ..., 1996
Lepisiota hirsuta Santschi, 1914
Lepisiota hirsuta setosella Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota imperfecta Santschi, 1926Northern dwarf-tellin
Lepisiota imperfecta congolensis Santchi, 1935
Lepisiota incisa Forel, 1913
Lepisiota karawaiewi Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929
Lepisiota longinoda Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota megacephala Weber, 1943
Lepisiota mlanjiensis Arnold, 1946
Lepisiota monardi Santschi, 1930
Lepisiota monardi australis Santschi, 1930
Lepisiota ngangela Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota nigra Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Lepisiota nigrescens Karavaiev, 1912
Lepisiota nigrisetosa Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota nigriventris Emery, 1899
Lepisiota obtusa Emery, 1901
Lepisiota oculata Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota opaciventris Finzi, 1936
Lepisiota palpalis Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota piliscapa Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota piliscapa longipilosa Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota piliscapa punctifrons Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota quadraticeps Arnold, 1944
Lepisiota riyadha Collingwood ..., 1996
Lepisiota rubrovaria Forel, 1910
Lepisiota rubrovaria pilosa Forel, 1913
Lepisiota rugithorax Santschi, 1930
Lepisiota schoutedeni Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota silvicola Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota somalica Menozzi, 1927
Lepisiota spinosior Forel, 1913
Lepisiota spinosior ballaensis Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota spinosior natalensis Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota submetallica Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota submetallica aspera Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota tenuipilis Santschi, 1935
Lepisiota validiuscula Emery, 1897
Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia bourbonica ngasiyana Forel, 1907
Nylanderia brevisetula LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia comorensis Forel, 1907
Nylanderia flavipes Smith, F., 1874
Nylanderia impolita LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia incallida Santschi, 1915
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Nylanderia lepida Santschi, 1915
Nylanderia luteafra LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia madagascarensis Forel, 1886
Nylanderia mendica Menozzi, 1942
Nylanderia natalensis Forel, 1915
Nylanderia scintilla LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia silvula LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia umbella LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia usambarica LaPolla, Haw..., 2011
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Nylanderia waelbroecki Emery, 1899
Paraparatrechina albipes Emery, 1899
Paraparatrechina brunnella LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina bufona Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Paraparatrechina concinnata LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina gnoma LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina oreias LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina sordida Santschi, 1914
Paraparatrechina splendida LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina subtilis Santschi, 1920
Paraparatrechina umbranatis LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina weissi Santschi, 1910
Plagiolepis pygmaea bulawayensis Arnold, 1922
Plagiolepis pygmaea mima Arnold, 1922
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii Forel, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis abyssinica Forel, 1894
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis boltoni Sharaf & Ald..., 2011
Plagiolepis breviscapa Collingwood ..., 2005
Plagiolepis brunni Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Plagiolepis brunni nilotica Mayr, 1904
Plagiolepis brunni pubescens Forel, 1913
Plagiolepis capensis Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Plagiolepis chirindensis Arnold, 1949
Plagiolepis decora Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plagiolepis deweti Forel, 1904
Plagiolepis exigua Forel, 1894
Plagiolepis funicularis Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Plagiolepis fuscula Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Plagiolepis intermedia Emery, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis intermedia minutula Emery, 1921
Plagiolepis jouberti Forel, 1910
Plagiolepis juddi Sharaf & Ald..., 2011
Plagiolepis livingstonei Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Plagiolepis madecassa Forel, 1892
Plagiolepis mediorufa Forel, 1916Painted eggcockle
Plagiolepis montivaga Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Plagiolepis pallescens atlantis Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis pictipes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plagiolepis puncta Forel, 1910
Plagiolepis schmitzi tingitans
Plagiolepis simoni Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis sudanica Weber, 1943
Plagiolepis vanderkelleni Forel, 1901Northern riffleshell
Plagiolepis vanderkelleni polita Santschi, 1914
Plagiolepis vanderkelleni tricolor Forel, 1910
Tapinolepis bothae Forel, 1907
Tapinolepis candida Santschi, 1928
Tapinolepis deceptor Arnold, 1922
Tapinolepis decolor Emery, 1895
Tapinolepis litoralis Arnold, 1958
Tapinolepis longitarsis Collingwood ..., 1996
Tapinolepis macgregori Arnold, 1922
Tapinolepis macrophthalma Arnold, 1962
Tapinolepis melanaria Arnold, 1922
Tapinolepis melanaria ochraceotincta Arnold, 1949
Tapinolepis pernix Viehmeyer, 1923
Tapinolepis simulans Santschi, 1908
Tapinolepis trimenii Forel, 1895
Tapinolepis trimenii angolensis Santschi, 1930
Tapinolepis trimenii karrooensis Arnold, 1922
Tapinolepis tumidula Emery, 1915


Links, sources and further information
Plagiolepidini at artfakta.se
Plagiolepidini at dyntaxa.se
Plagiolepidini at itis.gov