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 |
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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).