Anoplolepis
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Anoplolepis is a genus of ant
in the family Formicidae.
Ant
Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than...
in the family Formicidae.
Species
- Anoplolepis bothae (Forel, 1907)
- Anoplolepis candida Santschi, 1928
- Anoplolepis carinata (Emery, 1899)
- Anoplolepis custodiensAnoplolepis custodiensAnoplolepis custodiens is a species of ant in the genus Anoplolepis, native to South Africa.-References:...
(Smith, 1858) - Anoplolepis deceptor (Arnold, 1922)
- Anoplolepis decolor (Emery, 1895)
- Anoplolepis fallax (Mayr, 1865)
- Anoplolepis gracilipes (Smith, 1857) — Yellow crazy antYellow crazy antThe yellow crazy ant is a species of ant, introduced accidentally to northern Australia and Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, that has wreaked ecological damage in both locations....
- Anoplolepis litoralis Arnold, 1958
- Anoplolepis macgregori (Arnold, 1922)
- Anoplolepis macrophthalma Arnold, 1962
- Anoplolepis mediterranea (Mayr, 1866)
- Anoplolepis melanaria (Arnold, 1922)
- Anoplolepis nuptialisAnoplolepis nuptialisAnoplolepis nuptialis is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. It is endemic to South Africa.-References:* Social Insects Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....
(Santschi, 1917) - Anoplolepis opaciventris (Emery, 1899)
- Anoplolepis pernix (Viehmeyer, 1923)
- Anoplolepis rufescens (Santschi, 1917)
- Anoplolepis simulans (Santschi, 1908)
- Anoplolepis steingroeveri (Forel, 1894)
- Anoplolepis tenella (Santschi, 1911)
- Anoplolepis trimenii (Forel, 1895)
- Anoplolepis tumidula (Emery, 1915)