Lepisiota capensis
| Small black sugar ant | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Lepisiota |
| Species: | T. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepisiota capensis (Mayr, 1862) | |
| Subspecies | |
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Milking plant lice on a Cussonia leaf
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
- http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=577087
- http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lepisiota_capensis/classification/#Lepisiota_capensis
External links
- "Lepisiota capensis - Facts". AntWeb. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- "Lepisiota capensis". at antwiki.org
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