Lepisiota capensis

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Kingdom Animalia Family Formicidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species		Class Insecta Subfamily Formicinae Genus Lepisiota Order Hymenopterans

Similar Lepisiota, Acropyga acutiventris, Polyrhachis illaudata

Lepisiota capensis, commonly known as the small black sugar ant, is an Old World ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is found in Afrotropical, Malagasy, Oriental, and Palaearctic regional countries.

Subspecies

Lepisiota capensis acholli Weber, 1943 - Sudan

Lepisiota capensis anceps Forel, 1916 - Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya

Lepisiota capensis guineensis Mayr, 1902 - Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya

Lepisiota capensis issore Weber, 1943 - Sudan

Lepisiota capensis junodi Forel, 1916 - South Africa

Lepisiota capensis laevis Santschi, 1913 - Senegal

Lepisiota capensis lunaris Emery, 1893 - Sri Lanka

Lepisiota capensis minuta Forel, 1916 - South Africa

Lepisiota capensis simplex Forel, 1892 - Kenya, Lesotho, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, India.

Lepisiota capensis simplicoides Forel, 1907 - South Africa

Lepisiota capensis specularis Santschi, 1935 - Democratic Republic of Congo

Lepisiota capensis subopaciceps Santschi, 1937 - Angola

Lepisiota capensis thoth Weber, 1943 - Sudan

References

Lepisiota capensis Wikipedia

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