Solenopsis geminata micans
Solenopsis geminata micans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
Genus: | Solenopsis |
Species: | S. geminata |
Subspecies: | S. geminata micans |
Trinomial name | |
Solenopsis geminata micans Stitz, 1912 |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
Estimated Abundance
Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- micans. Solenopsis geminata var. micans Stitz, 1912: 506, fig. 8 (w.) INDONESIA (Seram I.).
- Type-material: 4 syntype workers.
- Type-locality: Indonesia: Seram I. (Tauern).
- Type-depository: MNHU.
- As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Wheeler, W.M. 1915b: 397; Emery, 1922e: 197.
- Subspecies of geminata: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 168; Bolton, 1995b: 389.
- Distribution: Indonesia (Seram).
Description
References
- Stitz, H. 1912. Ameisen aus Ceram und Neu-Guinea. Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturforsch. Freunde Berl. 1912: 498-514 (page 506, fig. 8 worker described)