Syllophopsis

Syllophopsis
Syllophopsis modesta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Solenopsidini
Genus: Syllophopsis
Santschi, 1915
species[1][2]

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Syllophopsis is a genus of Myrmicine ants found across the Southern Hemisphere and the tropics except South America.[1][3] It was regarded as a synonym of Monomorium before Ward et al. 2015 revalidated the genus.[4]

Species

As of 2024, Syllophopsis contains 23 species.

  • Syllophopsis adiastolon
  • Syllophopsis aureorugosa
  • Syllophopsis australica
  • Syllophopsis cryptobia
  • Syllophopsis dentata
  • Syllophopsis elgonensis
  • Syllophopsis ferodens
  • Syllophopsis fisheri
  • Syllophopsis gongromos
  • Syllophopsis hildebrandti
  • Syllophopsis infusca
  • Syllophopsis jonesi
  • Syllophopsis kondratieffi
  • Syllophopsis malamixta
  • Syllophopsis modesta
  • Syllophopsis peetersi
  • Syllophopsis saudiensis
  • Syllophopsis sechellensis
  • Syllophopsis sechellensis papuasiae
  • Syllophopsis sersalata
  • Syllophopsis subcoeca
  • Syllophopsis thrascolepta
  • Syllophopsis vitiensis

References

  1. ^ a b "Syllophopsis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  2. ^ Shattuck, Steven O. "Syllophopsis". AntWiki. antwiki.org. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  3. ^ Economo, Evan; Guénard, Benoit. "antmaps.org Syllophopsis". antmaps.org. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  4. ^ Ward, Philip S.; Brady, Sean G.; Fisher, Brian L.; Schultz, Ted R. (2015). "The evolution of myrmicine ants: phylogeny and biogeography of a hyperdiverse ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)" (PDF). Systematic Entomology. 40 (1): 61–81. Bibcode:2015SysEn..40...61W. doi:10.1111/syen.12090. ISSN 1365-3113. S2CID 83986771.