''Forelius'' is a
Neotropical genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
ant
Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...
s in the
subfamily
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Dolichoderinae.
The genus is known from southern
United States
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to
Argentina
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.
Species
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Forelius albiventris''
Forel, 1912
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Forelius andinus''
Kusnezov, 1957
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Forelius bahianus''
Cuezzo, 2000
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Forelius brasiliensis''
(Forel, 1908)
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Forelius breviscapus''
Forel, 1914
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Forelius chalybaeus''
Emery, 1906
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Forelius damiani''
Guerrero & Fernández, 2008
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Forelius grandis''
Forel, 1912
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Forelius keiferi''
Wheeler, 1934
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Forelius lilloi''
Cuezzo, 2000
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Forelius macrops''
Kusnezov, 1957
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Forelius maranhaoensis''
Cuezzo, 2000
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Forelius mccooki''
(McCook, 1880)
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Forelius nigriventris''
Forel, 1912
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Forelius pruinosus''
(Roger, 1863)
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Forelius pusillus''
Santschi, 1922
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Forelius rubriceps''
Gallardo, 1916
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Forelius rufus''
Gallardo, 1916
References
External links
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Dolichoderinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of North America
Hymenoptera of South America
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