Forelius is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae.[2] The genus is known from southern United States to Argentina.[3]
| Forelius | |
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| Forelius pruinosus worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Tribe: | Leptomyrmecini |
| Genus: | Forelius Emery, 1888 |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 18 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Neoforelius Kusnezov, 1953 | |
Species
edit- Forelius albiventris Forel, 1912
- Forelius andinus Kusnezov, 1957
- Forelius bahianus Cuezzo, 2000
- Forelius brasiliensis (Forel, 1908)
- Forelius breviscapus Forel, 1914
- Forelius chalybaeus Emery, 1906
- Forelius damiani Guerrero & Fernández, 2008
- Forelius grandis Forel, 1912
- Forelius keiferi Wheeler, 1934
- Forelius lilloi Cuezzo, 2000
- Forelius macrops Kusnezov, 1957
- Forelius maranhaoensis Cuezzo, 2000
- Forelius mccooki (McCook, 1880)
- Forelius nigriventris Forel, 1912
- Forelius pruinosus (Roger, 1863)
- Forelius pusillus Santschi, 1922
- Forelius rubriceps Gallardo, 1916
- Forelius rufus Gallardo, 1916
References
edit- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Forelius". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Genus: Forelius". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ Cuezzo, F. (2000). "Revisión del género Forelius (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae)". Sociobiology (in Spanish). 35: 197–275.
External links
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