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Anoplolepis

Anoplolepis
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A. gracilipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Plagiolepidini
Genus: Anoplolepis
Santschi, 1914
Type species
Formica longipes
Jerdon, 1851
Diversity
9 species
Synonyms

Zealleyella Arnold, 1922


Zealleyella Arnold, 1922

Anoplolepis (also known as the "common pugnacious ant") is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is mainly found in the Afrotropics, with a few native species known from the Malagasy and Oriental regions (and some introduced in other places).



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