''Tapinolepis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22 ...
s 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
The Formicinae are a subfamily within the Formicidae containing ants of moderate evolutionary development.
Formicines retain some primitive features, such as the presence of cocoons around pupae, the presence of ocelli in workers, and little ...
.
The genus is known from the
Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
and
Malagasy regions. Nothing is known about their biology.
Species
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Tapinolepis bothae
''Tapinolepis'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from the Afrotropical and Madagascar, Malagasy regions. Nothing is known about their biology.
Species
*''Tapinolepis bothae'' (Forel, 1907)
*''Tapinolepis candid ...
''
(Forel, 1907)
*''
Tapinolepis candida
''Tapinolepis'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Nothing is known about their biology.
Species
*''Tapinolepis bothae
''Tapinolepis'' is a genus of ants in the su ...
''
(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
External links
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Formicinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Africa
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