''Lepisiota'' is an
Old World
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genus of
ants in the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Formicinae.
They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*''
Lepisiota acuta''
Xu, 1994
*''
Lepisiota affinis''
(Santschi, 1937)
*''
Lepisiota ajjer''
(Bernard, 1953)
*''
Lepisiota albata''
(Santschi, 1935)
*''
Lepisiota alexis''
(Santschi, 1937)
*''
Lepisiota ambigua''
(Santschi, 1935)
*''
Lepisiota angolensis''
(Santschi, 1937)
*''
Lepisiota annandalei''
(Mukerjee, 1930)
*''
Lepisiota arabica''
(Collingwood, 1985)
*''
Lepisiota arenaria''
(Arnold, 1920)
*''
Lepisiota arnoldi''
(Forel, 1913)
*''
Lepisiota aurea''
(Karavaiev, 1933)
*''
Lepisiota bipartita''
(Smith, 1861)
*''
Lepisiota cacozela''
(Stitz, 1916)
*''
Lepisiota canescens''
(Emery, 1897)
*''
Lepisiota capensis''
(Mayr, 1862)
*''
Lepisiota capitata''
(Forel, 1913)
*''
Lepisiota carbonaria
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*''Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*''Lepisiota affinis'' (Santschi, 19 ...
''
(Emery, 1892)
*''
Lepisiota chapmani
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*''Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*''Lepisiota affinis'' (Santschi, 19 ...
''
(Wheeler, 1935)
*''
Lepisiota crinita
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
(Mayr, 1895)
*''
Lepisiota curta''
(Emery, 1897)
*''
Lepisiota dammama''
Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
*''
Lepisiota dendrophila
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
(Arnold, 1949)
*''
Lepisiota depilis
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
(Emery, 1897)
*''
Lepisiota deplanata''
(Stitz, 1911)
*''
Lepisiota depressa
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
(Santschi, 1914)
*''
Lepisiota dhofara
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
*''
Lepisiota dolabellae''
(Forel, 1911)
*''
Lepisiota egregia''
(Forel, 1913)
*''
Lepisiota elegantissima''
Collingwood & Van Harten, 2011
*''
Lepisiota emmelii''
(Kutter, 1932)
*''
Lepisiota erythraea
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
(Forel, 1910)
*''
Lepisiota fergusoni
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
(Forel, 1895)
*''
Lepisiota foreli''
(Arnold, 1920)
*''
Lepisiota frauenfeldi
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*''Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*''Lepisiota affinis'' (Santschi, 19 ...
''
(Mayr, 1855) ("browsing ant" - a pest in Australia
*''
Lepisiota gerardi''
(Santschi, 1915)
*''
Lepisiota gracilicornis
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
(Forel, 1892)
*''
Lepisiota harteni
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
*''
Lepisiota hexiangu
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
Terayama, 2009
*''
Lepisiota hirsuta''
(Santschi, 1914)
*''
Lepisiota imperfecta
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
(Santschi, 1926)
*''
Lepisiota incisa
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*''Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*''Lepisiota affinis'' (Santschi, 19 ...
''
(Forel, 1913)
*''
Lepisiota kabulica''
(Pisarski, 1967)
*''
Lepisiota karawaiewi''
(Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929)
*''
Lepisiota longinoda
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
(Arnold, 1920)
*''
Lepisiota megacephala''
(Weber, 1943)
*''
Lepisiota melanogaster''
(Emery, 1915)
*''
Lepisiota melas''
(Emery, 1915)
*''
Lepisiota mlanjiensis''
(Arnold, 1946)
*''
Lepisiota modesta
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*''Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*''Lepisiota affinis'' (Santschi, 19 ...
''
(Forel, 1894)
*''
Lepisiota monardi
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
(Santschi, 1930)
*''
Lepisiota nigrescens''
(Karavaiev, 1912)
*''
Lepisiota nigrisetosa''
(Santschi, 1935)
*''
Lepisiota nigriventris
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
(Emery, 1899)
*''
Lepisiota obtusa''
(Emery, 1901)
*''
Lepisiota oculata''
(Santschi, 1935)
*''
Lepisiota opaca
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*''Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*''Lepisiota affinis'' (Santschi, 19 ...
''
(Forel, 1892)
*''
Lepisiota opaciventris''
(Finzi, 1936)
*''
Lepisiota palpalis
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
(Santschi, 1935)
*''
Lepisiota piliscapa
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
(Santschi, 1935)
*''
Lepisiota quadraticeps
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
(Arnold, 1944)
*''
Lepisiota reticulata
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
Xu, 1994
*''
Lepisiota riyadha''
Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
*''
Lepisiota rothneyi''
(Forel, 1894)
*''
Lepisiota rubrovaria''
(Forel, 1910)
*''
Lepisiota rugithorax
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*''Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*''Lepisiota affinis'' (Santschi, 19 ...
''
(Santschi, 1930)
*''
Lepisiota schoutedeni
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
(Santschi, 1935)
*''
Lepisiota semenovi''
(Ruzsky, 1905)
*''
Lepisiota sericea''
(Forel, 1892)
*''
Lepisiota silvicola''
(Arnold, 1920)
*''
Lepisiota somalica''
(Menozzi, 1927)
*''
Lepisiota spinisquama''
(Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929)
*''
Lepisiota spinosior
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
(Forel, 1913)
*''
Lepisiota splendens
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
(Karavaiev, 1912)
*''
Lepisiota submetallica
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
(Arnold, 1920)
*''
Lepisiota syriaca
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*''Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*''Lepisiota affinis'' (Santschi, 19 ...
''
(André, 1881)
*''
Lepisiota tenuipilis
''Lepisiota'' is an Old World genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. They nest in rotten wood, in standing trees or in the ground, generally in less forested areas.
Species
*'' Lepisiota acuta'' Xu, 1994
*'' Lepisiota affinis'' (Santsch ...
''
(Santschi, 1935)
*''
Lepisiota validiuscula''
(Emery, 1897)
*''
Lepisiota xichangensis''
(Wu & Wang, 1995)
References
External links
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Formicinae
Ant genera
Taxa named by Felix Santschi
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