{{Short description|Genus of ants}} {{Automatic taxobox | name = ''Anoplolepis'' | image = Starr 050610 2340 anoplolepis gracilipes.jpg | image_caption = ''A. gracilipes'' | taxon = Anoplolepis | authority = Santschi, 1914 | type_species = ''Formica longipes'' | type_species_authority = Jerdon, 1851 | diversity_link = #Species | diversity = 9 species | diversity_ref = <ref name="AntCat">{{AntCat|429156|''Anoplolepis''|2014|accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref> | synonyms = ''Zealleyella'' <small>Arnold, 1922</small> }}
'''''Anoplolepis''''', also known as the '''"pugnacious ants"''', is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and tribe Lasiini.<ref name="AWAnoplolepis"/> 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).<ref name="Garcia_et_al_2013"/>
thumb|A pugnacious ant (Anoplolepis) captured in India
==Species== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *''Anoplolepis carinata'' <small>(Emery, 1899)</small> *''Anoplolepis custodiens'' <small>(Smith, 1858)</small> *''Anoplolepis fallax'' <small>(Mayr, 1865)</small> *''Anoplolepis gracilipes'' <small>(Smith, 1857)</small> *''Anoplolepis nuptialis'' <small>(Santschi, 1917)</small> *''Anoplolepis opaciventris'' <small>(Emery, 1899)</small> *''Anoplolepis rufescens'' <small>(Santschi, 1917)</small> *''Anoplolepis steingroeveri'' <small>(Forel, 1894)</small> *''Anoplolepis tenella'' <small>(Santschi, 1911)</small> {{div col end}}
==References== {{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="AWAnoplolepis">{{cite web |url=http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=Anoplolepis&rank=genus&project=allantwebants |title= Genus: ''Anoplolepis''|date= |website=antweb.org |publisher=AntWeb |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="Garcia_et_al_2013">{{Cite journal | doi = 10.2982/028.101.0201| title = The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography| journal = Journal of East African Natural History| volume = 101| issue = 2| pages = 127| year = 2013| last1 = Hita Garcia | first1 = F. | last2 = Wiesel | first2 = E. | last3 = Fischer | first3 = G. | s2cid = 84797311}}</ref> }}
==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Anoplolepis|''Anoplolepis''}}
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Category:Formicinae Category:Ant genera Category:Taxa named by Felix Santschi Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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