Solenopsis insinuans

Solenopsis insinuans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Solenopsis
Species:	S. insinuans
Binomial name
Solenopsis insinuans Santschi, 1933 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Uganda (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.

Nomenclature

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

• insinuans. Solenopsis insinuans Santschi, 1933b: 103 (w.) UGANDA.
  • Type-material: holotype worker.
  • Type-locality: Uganda: Kampala, 12.xi.1929 (H. Hargreaves).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Status as species: Ettershank, 1966: 141; Bolton, 1995b: 388.
  • Distribution: Uganda.

References

• Santschi, F. 1933b. Contribution à l'étude des fourmis de l'Afrique tropicale. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 73: 95-108 (page 103, worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Ettershank G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171.
• Santschi F. 1933. Contribution à l'étude des fourmis de l'Afrique tropicale. Bulletin et Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 73: 95-108.