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Solenopsis gallica
| Solenopsis gallica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Solenopsis |
| Species: | S. gallica |
| Binomial name | |
| Solenopsis gallica Santschi, 1934
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: France (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
Images from AntWeb
 
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| Syntype of Solenopsis gallica. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0913891. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- gallica. Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) gallica Santschi, 1934e: 581 (q.) FRANCE.
- Type-material: holotype queen.
- Type-locality: France: Alpes-Maritimes, Grasse (E. Short).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Status as species: Ettershank, 1966: 141; Bernard, 1967: 184 (redescription); Bolton, 1995b: 387; Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009: 493; Galkowski, et al. 2010: 161; Borowiec, L. 2014: 154; Lebas, et al. 2016: 334.
- Distribution: France.
Description
References
- Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Galkowski, C., Casevitz-Weulersse, J. & Cagniant, H. 2010. Redescription de Solenopsis fugax (Latreille, 1798) et notes sur les Solenopsis de France. Revue française d’Entomologie (NS) 32 (3-4): 151-163.
- Santschi, F. 1934e. Contribution aux Solenopsis paléarctiques. Rev. Suisse Zool. 41: 565-592 (page 581, queen described)
- Schifani, E., Nalini, E., Gentile, V., Alamanni, F., Ancona, C., Caria, M., Cillo, D., Bazzato, E. 2021. Ants of Sardinia: An updated checklist based on new faunistic, morphological and biogeographical notes. Redia 104, 21–35 (doi:10.19263/redia-104.21.03).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- AntArea. Accessed on February 5th 2014 at http://antarea.fr/fourmi/
- Bernard F. 1967. Faune de l'Europe et du Bassin Méditerranéen. 3. Les fourmis (Hymenoptera Formicidae) d'Europe occidentale et septentrionale. Paris: Masson, 411 pp.
- Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Casevitz-Weulersse J., and C. Galkowski. 2009. Liste actualisee des Fourmis de France (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 114: 475-510.
- Galkowski C., J. Casevitz-Weulersse, and H. Cagniant. 2010. Redescription de Solenopsis fugax (Latreille, 1798) et notes sur les Solenopsis de France [ Hymenoptera, Formicidae ]. Revue Française d'Entomologie (Nouvelle Série) 32(3-4): 151-163.
- Santschi F. 1934. Contribution aux Solenopsis paléarctiques. Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 41: 565-592.