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Plagiolepis

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Description

Plagiolepis is an ant genus of the formic acid-producing subfamily Formicinae. The genus is found in tropical and temperate regions of the Old World.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiolepis, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	1320758	https://www.gbif.org/species/1320758
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	152102	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=152102

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Plagiolepis

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Plagiolepis

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
-	Cercofilata	Kukalová-Peck 1987
class	Insecta	Linnaeus 1758
-	Dicondylia
-	Paranotalia	Sroka et al. 2014
subclass	Pterygota	Brauer 1885
-	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
-	Holometabola
order	Hymenoptera	Linnaeus 1758
-	Unicalcarida	Schulmeister et al. 2002
suborder	Vespina
suborder	Apocrita	Gerstaecker 1867
-	Aculeata
superfamily	Vespoidea	Latreille 1802
family	Formicidae	Latreille 1802
subfamily	Formicinae	Latreille 1802
tribe	Plagiolepidini	Forel 1886
genus	Plagiolepis	Mayr 1861

Scientific Name

Plagiolepis Mayr, 1861

Name Published In

Mayr, Gustav L. 1861. Die europäischen Formiciden. Nach der analytischen Methode bearbeitet. C. Gerolds Sohn, Wein.: 1-80.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Plagiolepis	genus	belongs to Plagiolepidini	stated with evidence	Wheeler, 1915
Plagiolepis	genus	belongs to Formicidae	stated without evidence	Carpenter, 1992
Plagiolepis	genus	belongs to Plagiolepidini	stated with evidence	Bolton, 2003

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (10%)

First Recorded Appearance

38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Insecta)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Arthropoda)

Taphonomy

chitin (based on Insecta)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

F. M. Carpenter. 1992. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part R, Arthropoda 4: Superclass Hexapoda 3/4:1-655

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiolepis

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Plagiolepis abyssinica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis adynata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis allaudi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis alluaudi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis ampeloni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis ampleoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis ancyrensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis arnoldii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis balestrierii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis beanka species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis bicolor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis bothae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis brunni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis capensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis chirindensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis clarki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis custodiens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis decolor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis decora species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis delaugerrei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis demangei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis deweti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis dichroa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis exigua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis fallax species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis flava species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis flavescens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis flavidula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis funicularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis fuscula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis gracilipes species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis grassei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis hoggarensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis intermedia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis jerdonii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis jouberti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis karawajewi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis klinsmanni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plagiolepis kuenowi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plagiolepis labilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	11.6 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Plagiolepis livingstonei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis lucidula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis madecassa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis manczshurica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis maura species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis mediorufa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis mediterranea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis minutissima ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plagiolepis moelleri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis montivaga species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis nitida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis nynganensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis obscuriscapa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis pallescens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis paradoxa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plagiolepis pictipes species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis pissina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis pontii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis puncta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis pygmaea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis pygmea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis pygmyaea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis regis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis rogeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis rothneyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis satunini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis schmitzii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis simoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis singularis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plagiolepis solitaria ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plagiolepis squamifera ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plagiolepis squamulifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis squamulosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis steingroeveri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis succini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis sudanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis taurica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis tenella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis trimeni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis vanderkelleni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis vindobonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis watsonii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis wheeleri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Plagiolepis whroughtoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiolepis xene species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1861	Plagiolepis Mayr p. 26
1868	Rhopalomyrmex Mayr p. 41
1915	Plagiolepis Wheeler
1915	Rhopalomyrmex Wheeler
1992	Plagiolepis Carpenter
1992	Rhopalomyrmex Carpenter
2003	Plagiolepis Bolton p. 23
2012	Plagiolepis Bolton
2016	Plagiolepis Ward et al. p. 348

References

Carpenter F. M. (1992) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part R, Arthropoda 4: Superclass Hexapoda 3/4, 1-655

Mayr G. L. Die Ameisen des baltischen Bernsteins, Beiträge zur Naturkunde Preussens 1, 1-102

Wheeler W. M. (1915) The Ants of the Baltic Amber, Schriften der Physikalisch-ökonomischen Gesellschaft zu Königsberg 55, 1-142

Bolton B. (2003) Synopsis and classification of Formicidae, Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 71, 1-370

Bolton B. (2012) , Catalogue of Ants of the World

Ward P. S., Blaimer B. B., et al (2016) A revised phylogenetic classification of the ant subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with resurrection of the genera Colobopsis and Dinomyrmex, Zootaxa 4072, 343-357

AntWeb (2014) Antweb. Available from http://www.antweb.org - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000 unverified - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Die Europ. Formiciden, 11 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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