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Checklist for Tribe Plagiolepidini Forel, 1886
and region Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
705
14421
58191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
14403
58163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
668
14215
57520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
404
11331
47404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
70
1752
6576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
63
1686
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
639
4612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
152
1579
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
152
1579
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
25
308
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
6
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mexico
6 Genera with 29 Species
Acropyga Roger, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1846Crazy ants20SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Zatania LaPolla, Kal..., 20121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acropyga epedana Snelling, R.R., 1973
Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Acropyga fuhrmanni Forel, 1914Flattened carditid
Acropyga panamensis Weber, 1944
Acropyga smithii Forel, 1893
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Nylanderia acuminata Forel, 1911
Nylanderia arenivaga Wheeler, W.M., 1905
Nylanderia austroccidua Trager, 1984
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia breviscapa Williams, Wi..., 2025
Nylanderia bruesii Wheeler, W.M., 1903
Nylanderia contraria Williams, Wi..., 2025
Nylanderia flavipes Smith, F., 1874
Nylanderia fulva Mayr, 1862Rasberry ant
Nylanderia guatemalensis Forel, 1885Ant
Nylanderia hystrix Trager, 1984
Nylanderia laevigata Mackay, 1998
Nylanderia lazulina Williams, Wi..., 2025
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Nylanderia mexicana Forel, 1899
Nylanderia pearsei Wheeler, W.M., 1938
Nylanderia polita Williams, Wi..., 2025
Nylanderia steinheili Forel, 1893
Nylanderia terricola Buckley, 1866
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Plagiolepis puncta Forel, 1910
Zatania gloriosa LaPolla, Kal..., 2012


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