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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
59
874
3487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
56
869
3469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
497
2906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
70
494
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
70
494
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
12
108
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlagiolepidini
Forel, 1886
7
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
7 Genera with 40 Species
Acropyga Roger, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Agraulomyrmex Prins, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18958SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 189724SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1915Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19588SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 19087SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
40 Species and 10 Subspecies
Acropyga arnoldi Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Agraulomyrmex wilsoni Prins, 1983Tiny pouchclam
Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Anoplolepis deceptor Arnold, 1922
Anoplolepis litoralis Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Anoplolepis macgregori Arnold, 1922
Anoplolepis macropthalma
Anoplolepis melanaria Arnold, 1922
Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894Black pugnacious ant
Anoplolepis trimenii Forel, 1895Smooth astarte
Lepisiota alexis Santschi, 1937Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota arenaria Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota arnoldi Forel, 1913Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota capensis simplex Mayr, 1862
Lepisiota crinita Mayr, 1895
Lepisiota dendrophila Arnold, 1949Carpenter tellin
Lepisiota egregia Forel, 1913
Lepisiota egregia santschii Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota elevata Santschi, 1937
Lepisiota foreli Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota foreli convexa Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota foreli impressa Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota hirsuta Santschi, 1914
Lepisiota imperfecta Santschi, 1926Northern dwarf-tellin
Lepisiota longinoda Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota quadraticeps Arnold, 1944
Lepisiota rubrovaria Forel, 1910
Lepisiota rubrovaria pilosa Forel, 1913
Lepisiota simplex Forel, 1892
Lepisiota spinosior Forel, 1913
Lepisiota spinosior ballaensis Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota submetallica Arnold, 1920
Lepisiota validiuscula Emery, 1897
Nylanderia natalensis Forel, 1915
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis pygmaea bulawayensis Arnold, 1922
Plagiolepis pygmaea mima Arnold, 1922
Plagiolepis brunni Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Plagiolepis brunni pubescens Forel, 1913
Plagiolepis chirindensis Arnold, 1949
Plagiolepis livingstonei Santschi, 1926Texas lilliput
Plagiolepis montivaga Arnold, 1958Tiny condylclam
Tapinolepis deceptor Arnold, 1922
Tapinolepis litoralis Arnold, 1958
Tapinolepis macgregori Arnold, 1922
Tapinolepis macrophthalma Arnold, 1962
Tapinolepis melanaria Arnold, 1922
Tapinolepis melanaria ochraceotincta Arnold, 1949
Tapinolepis simulans Santschi, 1908


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