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Checklist for Tribe Plagiolepidini Forel, 1886
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
408
1156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
39
401
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
239
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
49
192
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
49
192
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
5 Genera with 9 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862Southern acornshell
Acropyga silvestrii (Emery, 1915)⇒ Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota erythraea Forel, 1910
Lepisiota gracilicornis Forel, 1892Compact astarte
Lepisiota gracilicornis abdominalis Forel, 1894
Lepisiota obtusa Emery, 1901
Plagiolepis abyssinica Forel, 1894
Tapinolepis tumidula Emery, 1915


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