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Formicidae
Plagiolepidini Forel, 1886
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Characteristics:
The Plagiolepidini are characterized by the following apomorphies (Bolton 2003):
- Petiole scale inclined anteriorly, petiole with a long posterior peduncle, or both
- Base of abdominal segment III with complete tergosternal fusion on both sides of helcium; free tergite and sternite commence well away from the helcium, up the sclerite
- Anterior face of abdominal segment III overhangs at least the posterior peduncle of the petiole
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Plagiolepidini:
Plagiolepidini are an ant tribe from the subfamily Formicinae.
The following genera belong to this tribe:[1]
- Agraulomyrmex Prins, 1983
- Aphomomyrmex Emery, 1899
- Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868
- Bregmatomyrma Wheeler, 1929
- Euprenolepis Emery, 1906
- Lepisiota Santschi, 1926
- Myrmelachista Roger, 1863
- Nylanderia Emery, 1906
- Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947
- Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1863 – crazy ants
- Petalomyrmex Snelling, 1979
- Plagiolepis Mayr, 1861
- Prenolepis Mayr, 1861
- Pseudolasius Emery, 1887
- Tapinolepis Emery, 1925
- Zatania LaPolla, Kallal & Brady, 2012
References[edit]
- ^ Bolton, B. (2013), "An online catalog of the ants of the world.", AntCat, retrieved 22 September 2013
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