''Plagiolepis'' is an

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 ...

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of the

formic acid Formic acid (), systematically named methanoic acid, is the simplest carboxylic acid, and has the chemical formula HCOOH and structure . It is an important intermediate in chemical synthesis and occurs naturally, most notably in some ants. Est ...

-producing

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classifica ...

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 lit ...

. The genus is found in

tropical The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...

and

temperate In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (23.5° to 66.5° N/S of Equator), which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth. These zones generally have wider temperature ranges throughout ...

regions of the

Old World The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe , after Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia, which were previously thought of by thei ...

Species

*'' Plagiolepis abyssinica'' Forel, 1894 *''

Plagiolepis adynata ''Plagiolepis'' is an ant genus of the formic acid-producing subfamily Formicinae. The genus is found in tropical and temperate regions of the Old World. Species *'' Plagiolepis abyssinica'' Forel, 1894 *'' Plagiolepis adynata'' Bolton, 19 ...

'' Bolton, 1995 *'' Plagiolepis alluaudi'' Emery, 1894 *'' Plagiolepis ampeloni'' (Faber, 1969) *''

Plagiolepis ancyrensis ''Plagiolepis'' is an ant genus of the formic acid-producing subfamily Formicinae. The genus is found in tropical and temperate regions of the Old World. Species *'' Plagiolepis abyssinica'' Forel, 1894 *'' Plagiolepis adynata'' Bolton, 19 ...

'' Santschi, 1920 *''

Plagiolepis arnoldii ''Plagiolepis'' is an ant genus of the formic acid-producing subfamily Formicinae. The genus is found in tropical and temperate regions of the Old World. Species *'' Plagiolepis abyssinica'' Forel, 1894 *'' Plagiolepis adynata'' Bolton, 19 ...

'' Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990 *''

Plagiolepis augusti ''Plagiolepis'' is an ant genus of the formic acid-producing subfamily Formicinae. The genus is found in tropical and temperate regions of the Old World. Species *'' Plagiolepis abyssinica'' Forel, 1894 *'' Plagiolepis adynata'' Bolton, 19 ...

'' Emery, 1921 *''

Plagiolepis balestrierii ''Plagiolepis'' is an ant genus of the formic acid-producing subfamily Formicinae. The genus is found in tropical and temperate regions of the Old World. Species *'' Plagiolepis abyssinica'' Forel, 1894 *'' Plagiolepis adynata'' Bolton, 19 ...

'' Menozzi, 1939 *†''

Plagiolepis balticus ''Plagiolepis'' is an ant genus of the formic acid-producing subfamily Formicinae. The genus is found in tropical and temperate regions of the Old World. Species *'' Plagiolepis abyssinica'' Forel, 1894 *''Plagiolepis adynata'' Bolton, 199 ...

'' Dlussky, 1997 *''

Plagiolepis bicolor ''Plagiolepis'' is an ant genus of the formic acid-producing subfamily Formicinae. The genus is found in tropical and temperate regions of the Old World. Species *'' Plagiolepis abyssinica'' Forel, 1894 *'' Plagiolepis adynata'' Bolton, 19 ...

'' Forel, 1901 *''

Plagiolepis boltoni ''Plagiolepis'' is an ant genus of the formic acid-producing subfamily Formicinae. The genus is found in tropical and temperate regions of the Old World. Species *'' Plagiolepis abyssinica'' Forel, 1894 *''Plagiolepis adynata'' Bolton, 199 ...

'' Sharaf, Aldawood & Taylor, 2011 *''

Plagiolepis breviscapa ''Plagiolepis'' is an ant genus of the formic acid-producing subfamily Formicinae. The genus is found in tropical and temperate regions of the Old World. Species *'' Plagiolepis abyssinica'' Forel, 1894 *''Plagiolepis adynata'' Bolton, 199 ...

'' Collingwood & Van Harten, 2005 *''

Plagiolepis brunni ''Plagiolepis'' is an ant genus of the formic acid-producing subfamily Formicinae. The genus is found in tropical and temperate regions of the Old World. Species *'' Plagiolepis abyssinica'' Forel, 1894 *''Plagiolepis adynata'' Bolton, 199 ...

'' Mayr, 1895 *''

Plagiolepis calva ''Plagiolepis'' is an ant genus of the formic acid-producing subfamily Formicinae. The genus is found in tropical and temperate regions of the Old World. Species *'' Plagiolepis abyssinica'' Forel, 1894 *''Plagiolepis adynata'' Bolton, 199 ...

'' Radchenko, 1996 *''

Plagiolepis capensis ''Plagiolepis'' is an ant genus of the formic acid-producing subfamily Formicinae. The genus is found in tropical and temperate regions of the Old World The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe , after Eu ...

'' Mayr, 1865 *'' Plagiolepis cardiocarenis'' Chang & He, 2002 *'' Plagiolepis chirindensis'' Arnold, 1949 *'' Plagiolepis clarki'' Wheeler, 1934 *'' Plagiolepis compressa'' Radchenko, 1996 *'' Plagiolepis decora'' Santschi, 1914 *'' Plagiolepis demangei'' Santschi, 1920 *'' Plagiolepis deweti'' Forel, 1904 *'' Plagiolepis dichroa'' Forel, 1902 *'' Plagiolepis dlusskyi'' Radchenko, 1996 *'' Plagiolepis exigua'' Forel, 1894 *'' Plagiolepis flavescens'' Collingwood, 1976 *'' Plagiolepis funicularis'' Santschi, 1919 *'' Plagiolepis fuscula'' Emery, 1895 *'' Plagiolepis grassei'' Le Masne, 1956 *'' Plagiolepis hoggarensis'' Bernard, 1981 *'' Plagiolepis intermedia'' Emery, 1895 *'' Plagiolepis jerdonii'' Forel, 1894 *'' Plagiolepis jouberti'' Forel, 1910 *'' Plagiolepis juddi'' Sharaf, Aldawood & Taylor, 2011 *'' Plagiolepis karawajewi'' Radchenko, 1989 *†'' Plagiolepis klinsmanni'' Mayr, 1868 *†'' Plagiolepis kuenowi'' Mayr, 1868 *†'' Plagiolepis labilis'' Emery, 1891 *'' Plagiolepis livingstonei'' Santschi, 1926 *'' Plagiolepis longwang'' Terayama, 2009 *'' Plagiolepis lucidula'' Wheeler, 1934 *'' Plagiolepis madecassa'' Forel, 1892 *'' Plagiolepis mediorufa'' Forel, 1916 *†'' Plagiolepis minutissima'' Dlussky & Perkovsky, 2002 *'' Plagiolepis moelleri'' Bingham, 1903 *'' Plagiolepis montivaga'' Arnold, 1958 *'' Plagiolepis nitida'' Karavaiev, 1935 *'' Plagiolepis nynganensis'' McAreavey, 1949 *'' Plagiolepis pallescens'' Forel, 1889 *†'' Plagiolepis paradoxa'' Dlussky, 2010 *'' Plagiolepis pictipes'' Santschi, 1914 *'' Plagiolepis pissina'' Roger, 1863 *'' Plagiolepis pontii'' Menozzi, 1939 *'' Plagiolepis puncta'' Forel, 1910 *'' Plagiolepis pygmaea'' (Latreille, 1798) *'' Plagiolepis regis'' Karavaiev, 1931 *'' Plagiolepis rogeri'' Forel, 1894 *'' Plagiolepis schmitzii'' Forel, 1895 *'' Plagiolepis simoni'' Emery, 1921 *†'' Plagiolepis singularis'' Mayr, 1868 *†'' Plagiolepis solitaria'' Mayr, 1868 *†'' Plagiolepis squamifera'' Mayr, 1868 *'' Plagiolepis squamulosa'' Wheeler, 1934 *†'' Plagiolepis succini'' André, 1895 *'' Plagiolepis sudanica'' Weber, 1943 *'' Plagiolepis taurica'' Santschi, 1920 *'' Plagiolepis vanderkelleni'' Forel, 1901 *'' Plagiolepis vindobonensis'' Lomnicki, 1925 *'' Plagiolepis vladileni'' Radchenko, 1996 *†'' Plagiolepis wheeleri'' Dlussky, 2010 *'' Plagiolepis wilsoni'' (Clark, 1934) *'' Plagiolepis xene'' Stärcke, 1936

References

External links

* Formicinae Ant genera Taxa named by Gustav Mayr Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{formicinae-stub