Biology:Tapinolepis

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Short description: Genus of ants

Tapinolepis
Tapinolepis tumidula casent0102094 profile 1.jpg
Tapinolepis tumidula worker
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Plagiolepidini
Genus: Tapinolepis
Emery, 1925
Type species
Plagiolepis tumidula
Diversity[1]
14 species
Synonyms

Mesanoplolepis Santschi, 1926

Tapinolepis is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[2] The genus is known from the Afrotropical and Madagascar regions. Nothing is known about their biology.[3]

Species

  • Tapinolepis bothae (Forel, 1907)
  • Tapinolepis candida (Santschi, 1928)
  • Tapinolepis deceptor (Arnold, 1922)
  • Tapinolepis decolor (Emery, 1895)
  • Tapinolepis litoralis (Arnold, 1958)
  • Tapinolepis longitarsis (Collingwood & Agosti, 1996)
  • Tapinolepis macgregori (Arnold, 1922)
  • Tapinolepis macrophthalma (Arnold, 1962)
  • Tapinolepis mediterranea (Mayr, 1866)
  • Tapinolepis melanaria (Arnold, 1922)
  • Tapinolepis pernix (Viehmeyer, 1923)
  • Tapinolepis simulans (Santschi, 1908)
  • Tapinolepis trimenii (Forel, 1895)
  • Tapinolepis tumidula (Emery, 1915)

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Tapinolepis". AntCat. http://antcat.org/catalog/429213. 
  2. "Genus: Tapinolepis". AntWeb. http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=Tapinolepis&rank=genus&project=allantwebants. Retrieved 23 September 2013. 
  3. Hita Garcia, F.; Wiesel, E.; Fischer, G. (2013). "The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography". Journal of East African Natural History 101 (2): 127. doi:10.2982/028.101.0201. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10378153 entry