''Tapinolepis'' is a
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
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 botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
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 littl ...
.
The genus is known from the
Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
and
Malagasy regions. Nothing is known about their biology.
Species
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Tapinolepis bothae
''Tapinolepis'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Nothing is known about their biology.
Species
*'' Tapinolepis bothae'' (Forel, 1907)
*'' Tapinolepis candida'' (Sants ...
''
(Forel, 1907)
*''
Tapinolepis candida''
(Santschi, 1928)
*''
Tapinolepis deceptor''
(Arnold, 1922)
*''
Tapinolepis decolor
''Tapinolepis'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from the Afrotropical and Madagascar, Malagasy regions. Nothing is known about their biology.
Species
*''Tapinolepis bothae'' (Forel, 1907)
*''Tapinolepis candida ...
''
(Emery, 1895)
*''
Tapinolepis litoralis
''Tapinolepis'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Nothing is known about their biology.
Species
*''Tapinolepis bothae'' (Forel, 1907)
*'' Tapinolepis candida'' (Santsc ...
''
(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
''Tapinolepis'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Nothing is known about their biology.
Species
*''Tapinolepis bothae'' (Forel, 1907)
*'' Tapinolepis candida'' (Santsc ...
''
(Viehmeyer, 1923)
*''
Tapinolepis simulans
''Tapinolepis'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Nothing is known about their biology.
Species
*''Tapinolepis bothae'' (Forel, 1907)
*'' Tapinolepis candida'' (Santsc ...
''
(Santschi, 1908)
*''
Tapinolepis trimenii
''Tapinolepis'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Nothing is known about their biology.
Species
*''Tapinolepis bothae'' (Forel, 1907)
*'' Tapinolepis candida'' (Santsc ...
''
(Forel, 1895)
*''
Tapinolepis tumidula''
(Emery, 1915)
References
External links
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Formicinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Africa
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