Solenopsis belisarius

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Solenopsis belisarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Solenopsidini
Genus: Solenopsis
Species: S. belisarius
Binomial name
Solenopsis belisarius
Forel, 1907

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Specimen Labels

Identification

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Heterick (2009) - Appears to be restricted to the mid-north of WA, with collections centering on and around the Geraldton and Carnarvon regions.

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -21.8724° to -22.5358°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.
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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.
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Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • belisarius. Solenopsis belisarius Forel, 1907h: 278 (w.m.) AUSTRALIA (Western Australia).
    • Type-material: syntype workers, syntype males (numbers not stated).
    • Type-locality: Australia: Western Australia, Northampton, stat. 71, 1905 (W. Michaelsen & R. Hartmeyer).
    • Type-depository: MHNG.
    • Status as species: Emery, 1922e: 203; Ettershank, 1966: 140; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 87; Taylor, 1987a: 72; Bolton, 1995b: 386; Heterick, 2009: 176.
    • Distribution: Australia.

Type Material

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Heterick B. E. 2009. A guide to the ants of south-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 76: 1-206.