Tapinolepis

Tapinolepis is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.[2] The genus is known from the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Nothing is known about their biology.[3]

Tapinolepis
Tapinolepis tumidula worker
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Tapinolepis

Emery, 1925
Type species
Plagiolepis tumidula
Diversity[1]
14 species
Synonyms

Mesanoplolepis Santschi, 1926

Species

  • Tapinolepis bothae (Forel, 1907)
  • Tapinolepis candida (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

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Tapinolepis". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. "Genus: Tapinolepis". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. Hita Garcia, F.; Wiesel, E.; Fischer, G. (2013). "The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography". Journal of East African Natural History. 101 (2): 127. doi:10.2982/028.101.0201. S2CID 84797311.


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