Anoplolepis

Anoplolepis, also known as the "pugnacious ants", is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and tribe Lasiini.^[2] The genus is mainly found in the Afrotropics, with a few native species known from the Malagasy and Oriental regions (and some introduced in other places).^[3]

A pugnacious ant (Anoplolepis) captured in India

Anoplolepis
A. gracilipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Plagiolepidini
Genus:	Anoplolepis Santschi, 1914
Type species
Formica longipes Jerdon, 1851
Diversity[1]
9 species
Synonyms
Zealleyella Arnold, 1922

Species

• Anoplolepis carinata (Emery, 1899)
• Anoplolepis custodiens (Smith, 1858)
• Anoplolepis fallax (Mayr, 1865)
• Anoplolepis gracilipes (Smith, 1857)
• Anoplolepis nuptialis (Santschi, 1917)
• Anoplolepis opaciventris (Emery, 1899)
• Anoplolepis rufescens (Santschi, 1917)
• Anoplolepis steingroeveri (Forel, 1894)
• Anoplolepis tenella (Santschi, 1911)