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Solenopsis eximia
| Solenopsis eximia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Solenopsis |
| Species: | S. eximia |
| Binomial name | |
| Solenopsis eximia (Kusnezov, 1953) | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina (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. |
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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.
- eximia. Synsolenopsis eximia Kusnezov, 1953c: 346, fig. 4 (w.) ARGENTINA (Formosa).
- Type-material: holotype worker.
- Type-locality: Argentina: Formosa, Puente Uriburu, no. 2600 (N. Kusnezov).
- Type-depository: IMLT.
- Combination in Solenopsis: Ettershank, 1966: 140.
- Status as species: Kempf, 1972a: 235; Bolton, 1995b: 387.
- Distribution: Argentina.
Description
References
- Ettershank, G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171 (page 140, Combination in Solenopsis)
- Kusnezov, N. 1953d. El género Synsolenopsis Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Acta Zool. Lilloana 13: 341-348 (page 346, fig. 4 worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Cuezzo, F. 1998. Formicidae. Chapter 42 in Morrone J.J., and S. Coscaron (dirs) Biodiversidad de artropodos argentinos: una perspectiva biotaxonomica Ediciones Sur, La Plata. Pages 452-462.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).