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Small Black Sugar Ant
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Small Black Sugar Ant

Lepisiota capensis

Lepisiota capensis, commonly known as the small black sugar ant, is an Old World ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is found in countries of the Afrotropical, Malagasy, Oriental, and Palaearctic regions.

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