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SUBFAMILY FORMICINAE - Genus Plagiolepis
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) ancyrensis Santschi

Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) ancyrensis Santschi

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Turkey (Plagiolepis maura Sants. var. ancyrensis n. var., Santschi, 1920g: 171, illustrated, worker & queen; Finzi, 1936: 184, male, from Egypt); all forms described.

{Plagiolepis ancyrensis}Santschi's (1920g) description is at {original description}. Finzi's (1936) note, with description of the male, is at {original description}.

Egyptian Records - Finzi (1936) numerous records from Cairo area and from Sinai.

{Plagioplepis ancyrensis}The photomontage is of specimens from Egypt, collated from photos by Mostafa Sharaf, DSCN2027 & DSCN2287-9

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