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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
76
1935
9284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
68
1895
9174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
27
759
6196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
122
959
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
122
959
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
20
204
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
7
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
7 Genera with 56 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19443SpeciesTaxom
Agraulomyrmex Prins, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 189511SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 189723SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 2019Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 191018SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 19225SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
56 Species and 10 Subspecies
Acropyga arnoldi Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Acropyga donisthorpei Weber, 1944
Acropyga oko (Weber, 1944)⇒ Acropyga donisthorpei Weber, 1944
Agraulomyrmex meridionalis Prins, 1983Tiny pouchclam
Agraulomyrmex wilsoni Prins, 1983Tiny pouchclam
Anoplolepis candida Santschi, 1928
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis fallax Mayr, 1865
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Anoplolepis litoralis Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Anoplolepis melanaria Arnold, 1922
Anoplolepis nuptialis Santschi, 1917Trigonal condylclam
Anoplolepis rufescens Santschi, 1917Trigonal condylclam
Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894Black pugnacious ant
Anoplolepis steingroeveri parsonsi Santschi, 1937
Anoplolepis trimenii Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Lepisiota alexis Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota arenaria Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota arnoldi Forel, 1913Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota capensis junodi Forel, 1916
Lepisiota capensis minuta Forel, 1916
Lepisiota capensis simplex Mayr, 1862
Lepisiota capensis simplicoides Forel, 1907
Lepisiota crinita Mayr, 1895
Lepisiota depressa Santschi, 1914
Lepisiota egregia Forel, 1913
Lepisiota foreli Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota imperfecta Santschi, 1926Northern dwarf-tellin
Lepisiota incisa Forel, 1913
Lepisiota longinoda Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota monardi Santschi, 1930
Lepisiota rubrovaria Forel, 1910
Lepisiota simplex Forel, 1892
Lepisiota spinosior Forel, 1913
Lepisiota spinosior natalensis Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota submetallica Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota validiuscula Emery, 1897
Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla & Fi..., 2011
Nylanderia natalenis Forel, 1915
Nylanderia natalensis Forel, 1915
Nylanderia sierra Kallal, 2019
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii Forel, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis brunni Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Plagiolepis capensis Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Plagiolepis custodiens Smith, 1858
Plagiolepis decora Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Plagiolepis deweti Forel, 1904
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 montivaga Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Plagiolepis puncta Forel, 1910
Plagiolepis simoni Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis vanderkelleni Forel, 1901Northern riffleshell
Plagiolepis vanderkelleni polita Santschi, 1914
Plagiolepis vanderkelleni tricolor Forel, 1910
Tapinolepis candida Santschi, 1928
Tapinolepis decolor Emery, 1895
Tapinolepis simulans Santschi, 1908
Tapinolepis trimenii Forel, 1895
Tapinolepis trimenii karrooensis Arnold, 1922


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