| Anoplolepis steingroeveri | |
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| Anoplolepis steingroeveri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Anoplolepis |
| Species: | A. steingroeveri |
| Binomial name | |
| Anoplolepis steingroeveri (Forel, 1894) | |
Anoplolepis steingroeveri is a species of ant. It is commonly known as the black pugnacious ant. It is native to southern Africa, and occurs in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana and Namibia. The worker is similar in appearance to darker morphs of the common pugnacious ant (Anoplolepis custodiens), but that species has a chequer-board-like dark pattern on the gaster, which is caused by reflection of light by pubescent hairs which lie in different directions on the two sides.
References
- "Anoplolepis steingroeveri". AntWeb. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- "Anoplolepis custodiens". AntWeb. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Anoplolepis steingroeveri | |