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''Anoplolepis'', also known as the "pugnacious ants", is a 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 and tribe Lasiini. The genus is mainly found in the Afrotropics
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 ...
, with a few native species known from the Malagasy and Oriental
The Orient is a term for the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of ''Occident'', the Western World. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and coterminous with, the ...
regions (and some introduced in other places).
Species
*''Anoplolepis carinata
''Anoplolepis'', also known as the "pugnacious ants", is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and tribe Lasiini. The genus is mainly found in the Afrotropics, with a few native species known from the Malagasy and Oriental regions (and som ...
'' (Emery, 1899)
*''Anoplolepis custodiens
''Anoplolepis custodiens'', commonly known as the common pugnacious ant, is a species of ant in the genus ''Anoplolepis'', native to central and southern Africa. Individual ants may come in a range of colors and sizes. Found in dry and cultivated ...
'' (Smith, 1858)
*''Anoplolepis fallax
''Anoplolepis'', also known as the "pugnacious ants", is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and tribe Lasiini. The genus is mainly found in the Afrotropics, with a few native species known from the Malagasy and Oriental regions (and som ...
'' (Mayr, 1865)
*''Anoplolepis gracilipes
''Anoplolepis'', also known as the "pugnacious ants", is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and tribe Lasiini. The genus is mainly found in the Afrotropics, with a few native species known from the Malagasy and Oriental regions (and so ...
'' (Smith, 1857)
*''Anoplolepis nuptialis
''Anoplolepis nuptialis'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Anoplolepis''. It is native to South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of ...
'' (Santschi, 1917)
*''Anoplolepis opaciventris
''Anoplolepis'', also known as the "pugnacious ants", is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and tribe Lasiini. The genus is mainly found in the Afrotropics, with a few native species known from the Malagasy and Oriental regions (and som ...
'' (Emery, 1899)
*''Anoplolepis rufescens
''Anoplolepis'', also known as the "pugnacious ants", is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and tribe Lasiini. The genus is mainly found in the Afrotropics, with a few native species known from the Malagasy and Oriental regions (and som ...
'' (Santschi, 1917)
*''Anoplolepis steingroeveri
''Anoplolepis steingroeveri'' is a species 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 ...
'' (Forel, 1894)
*''Anoplolepis tenella
''Anoplolepis'', also known as the "pugnacious ants", is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and tribe Lasiini. The genus is mainly found in the Afrotropics, with a few native species known from the Malagasy and Oriental regions (and som ...
'' (Santschi, 1911)
References
External links
* Formicinae Ant genera Taxa named by Felix Santschi Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{formicinae-stub