''Syscia'' is a

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of ants in the

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Dorylinae containing thirty eight described species. The genus is distributed widely across the

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, and

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. ''Syscia'' was described by Roger (1861), later placed as a ''Cerapachys'' subgenus by Wheeler (1902) and then junior synonym of ''Cerapachys'' by Kempf (1972). ''Syscia'' was resurrected as a valid genus by Borowiec (2016) during redescription of the doryline genera.

Species

*'' Syscia amblyogyna'' *'' Syscia atitlana'' *'' Syscia augustae'' *'' Syscia austrella'' *'' Syscia benevidesae'' *'' Syscia borowieci'' *'' Syscia boudinoti'' *'' Syscia brachyptera'' *'' Syscia chaladthanyakiji'' *'' Syscia chiapaneca'' *''

Syscia disjuncta ''Syscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing thirty eight described species. The genus is distributed widely across the Eastern Asia, North America, and South America. ''Syscia'' was described by Roger (1861), later placed ...

'' *'' Syscia grandis'' *'' Syscia honduriana'' *''

Syscia humicola ''Syscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing thirty eight described species. The genus is distributed widely across the Eastern Asia, North America, and South America. ''Syscia'' was described by Roger (1861), later plac ...

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Syscia jennierussae ''Syscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing thirty eight described species. The genus is distributed widely across the Eastern Asia, North America, and South America. ''Syscia'' was described by Roger (1861), later placed ...

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Syscia lacandona ''Syscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing thirty eight described species. The genus is distributed widely across the Eastern Asia, North America, and South America. ''Syscia'' was described by Roger (1861), later placed ...

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Syscia latepunctata ''Syscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing thirty eight described species. The genus is distributed widely across the Eastern Asia, North America, and South America. ''Syscia'' was described by Roger (1861), later placed ...

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Syscia machaquila ''Syscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing thirty eight described species. The genus is distributed widely across the Eastern Asia, North America, and South America. ''Syscia'' was described by Roger (1861), later placed ...

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Syscia madrensis ''Syscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing thirty eight described species. The genus is distributed widely across the Eastern Asia, North America, and South America. ''Syscia'' was described by Roger (1861), later placed ...

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Syscia minuta ''Syscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing thirty eight described species. The genus is distributed widely across the Eastern Asia, North America, and South America. ''Syscia'' was described by Roger (1861), later placed ...

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Syscia murillocruzae ''Syscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing thirty eight described species. The genus is distributed widely across the Eastern Asia, North America, and South America. ''Syscia'' was described by Roger (1861), later placed ...

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Syscia parietalis ''Syscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing thirty eight described species. The genus is distributed widely across the Eastern Asia, North America, and South America. ''Syscia'' was described by Roger (1861), later placed ...

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Syscia parva ''Syscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing thirty eight described species. The genus is distributed widely across the Eastern Asia, North America, and South America. ''Syscia'' was described by Roger (1861), later placed ...

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Syscia persimilis ''Syscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing thirty eight described species. The genus is distributed widely across the Eastern Asia, North America, and South America. ''Syscia'' was described by Roger (1861), later placed ...

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Syscia pervagata ''Syscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing thirty eight described species. The genus is distributed widely across the Eastern Asia, North America, and South America South America is a continent entirely in the W ...

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Syscia peten ''Syscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing thirty eight described species. The genus is distributed widely across the Eastern Asia, North America, and South America. ''Syscia'' was described by Roger (1861), later plac ...

'' *'' Syscia pollula'' *'' Syscia quisquilis'' *'' Syscia reticularis'' *'' Syscia setosa'' *'' Syscia sumnichti'' *'' Syscia ticomontana'' *'' Syscia tolteca'' *'' Syscia transisthmica'' *'' Syscia truncata'' *'' Syscia typhla'' *''

Syscia valenzuelai ''Syscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing thirty eight described species. The genus is distributed widely across the Eastern Asia, North America, and South America. ''Syscia'' was described by Roger (1861), later plac ...

'' *'' Syscia volucris''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q107185524 Dorylinae Ant genera