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Checklist for Tribe Plagiolepidini Forel, 1886
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
439
1153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
435
1149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
235
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
74
321
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
74
321
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
13
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
6
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
6 Genera with 18 Species
Anoplolepis Santschi, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18978SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 2011Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anoplolepis tenella Santschi, 1911Wavy-line astarte
Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota capensis guineensis Mayr, 1902
Lepisiota capensis laevis Santschi, 1913
Lepisiota incisa Forel, 1913
Lepisiota monardi Santschi, 1930
Lepisiota spinosior Forel, 1913
Lepisiota validiuscula Emery, 1897
Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia lepida Santschi, 1915
Nylanderia scintilla LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia umbella LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Paraparatrechina albipes Emery, 1899
Paraparatrechina gnoma LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paraparatrechina subtilis Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis brunni Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Tapinolepis pernix Viehmeyer, 1923


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