Lepisiota capensis, commonly known as the small black sugar ant, is an Old World ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is found in countries of the Afrotropical, Malagasy, Oriental, and Palaearctic regions.
Subspecies Lepisiota capensis acholli Weber, 1943 – Sudan Lepisiota capensis anceps Forel, 1916 – DRC, 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 – DRC Lepisiota capensis subopaciceps Santschi, 1937 – Angola Lepisiota capensis thoth Weber, 1943 – Sudan
References
https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=577087 http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lepisiota_capensis/classification/#Lepisiota_capensis
External links
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