''Parasyscia'' is a
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 n ...
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 22,0 ...
s in the
subfamily Dorylinae
Dorylinae is an ant subfamily, with distributions in both the Old World and New World. Brady ''et al.'' (2014) synonymized the previous dorylomorph subfamilies (Aenictinae, Aenictogitoninae, Cerapachyinae, Ecitoninae, and Leptanilloidinae) unde ...
containing approximately 50 described species.
The genus is distributed across the
Afrotropical
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,
Australasia
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,
Indomalaya
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia.
Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the In ...
,
Malagasy
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*Someone or something from Madagascar
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*Malagasy Republic
*Related to the culture of Madagascar
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*Madagascar (disambiguation)
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,
Oceania
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, and
Palearctic
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The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Si ...
bioregions.
''Parasyscia'' was described by Emery (1882), moved to a subgenus of ''Cerapachys'' by Forel (1892) and finally placed as a junior synonym of ''Cerapachys'' by Kempf (1972). ''Parasyscia'' was resurrected as a valid genus by Borowiec (2016) during redescription of the doryline genera.
Species
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Parasyscia afer''
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Parasyscia aitkenii''
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Parasyscia arnoldi''
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Parasyscia browni''
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Parasyscia bryanti''
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Parasyscia centurio
''Parasyscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 50 described species. The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Oceania, and Palearctic bioregions. ''Parasyscia'' w ...
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Parasyscia conservata
''Parasyscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 50 described species. The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Oceania, and Palearctic bioregions. ''Parasyscia'' w ...
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Parasyscia cribrinodis
''Parasyscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 50 described species. The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Oceania, and Palearctic bioregions. ''Parasysc ...
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Parasyscia desposyne''
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Parasyscia dohertyi''
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Parasyscia dominula
''Parasyscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 50 described species. The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Oceania, and Palearctic bioregions. ''Parasysc ...
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Parasyscia faurei
''Parasyscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 50 described species. The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Oceania, and Palearctic bioregions. ''Parasysc ...
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Parasyscia flavaclavata
''Parasyscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 50 described species. The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Oceania, and Palearctic bioregions. ''Parasysc ...
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Parasyscia fossulata
''Parasyscia fossulata'' is a species of reddish-brown army ant found in Sri Lanka and China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population ...
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Parasyscia foveolata
''Parasyscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 50 described species. The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Oceania, and Palearctic bioregions. ''Parasysc ...
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Parasyscia hashimotoi
''Parasyscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 50 described species. The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Oceania, and Palearctic bioregions. ''Parasysc ...
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Parasyscia imerinensis
''Parasyscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 50 described species. The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Oceania, and Palearctic bioregions. ''Parasysc ...
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Parasyscia inconspicua
''Parasyscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 50 described species. The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Oceania, and Palearctic bioregions. ''Parasysc ...
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Parasyscia indica
''Parasyscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 50 described species. The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Oceania, and Palearctic bioregions. ''Parasysc ...
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Parasyscia kenyensis
''Parasyscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 50 described species. The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Oceania, and Palearctic bioregions. ''Parasysc ...
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Parasyscia keralensis
''Parasyscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 50 described species. The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Oceania, and Palearctic bioregions. ''Parasysc ...
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Parasyscia kodecorum
''Parasyscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 50 described species. The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Madagascar, Malagasy, Oceania, and Palearctic bioregions. ''Par ...
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Parasyscia lamborni''
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Parasyscia lindrothi''
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Parasyscia luteoviger
''Parasyscia luteoviger'' is a species of reddish-brown army ant found in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerl ...
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Parasyscia majuscula
''Parasyscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 50 described species. The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Oceania, and Palearctic bioregions. ''Parasyscia'' w ...
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Parasyscia muiri''
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Parasyscia natalensis''
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Parasyscia nitens
''Parasyscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 50 described species. The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Oceania, and Palearctic bioregions. ''Parasyscia'' w ...
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Parasyscia nitidulus''
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Parasyscia opaca''
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Parasyscia peringueyi''
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Parasyscia piochardi''
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Parasyscia polynikes''
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Parasyscia reticulata''
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Parasyscia rifati
''Parasyscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 50 described species. The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Oceania, and Palearctic bioregions. ''Parasyscia'' w ...
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Parasyscia rufithorax''
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Parasyscia salimani''
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Parasyscia schoedli''
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Parasyscia sculpturata''
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Parasyscia seema''
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Parasyscia sudanensis''
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Parasyscia superata
''Parasyscia'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dorylinae containing approximately 50 described species. The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical, Australasia, Indomalaya, Malagasy, Oceania, and Palearctic bioregions. ''Parasyscia'' w ...
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Parasyscia sylvicola''
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Parasyscia terricola''
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Parasyscia valida''
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Parasyscia villiersi''
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Parasyscia vitiensis''
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Parasyscia wighti''
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Parasyscia wittmeri''
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Parasyscia zimmermani''
References
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Dorylinae
Ant genera