Plagiolepis

{{Short description|Genus of ants}}

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| image = Plagiolepis alluaudi casent0003320 profile 1.jpg

| image_caption = Plagiolepis alluaudi worker from Fiji

| taxon = Plagiolepis

| authority = Mayr, 1861

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision =

| type_species = Formica pygmaea

| type_species_authority =

| diversity_link = #Species

| diversity = 72 species

| diversity_ref = {{AntCat|429205|Plagiolepis|2014|accessdate=4 July 2014}}

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

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References

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{{cite web |url=http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=Plagiolepis&rank=genus&project=allantwebants |title= Genus: Plagiolepis |date= |website=antweb.org |publisher=AntWeb |accessdate=13 October 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}}

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