Solenopsis lusitanica gaetula

Solenopsis lusitanica gaetula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Solenopsis
Species:	S. lusitanica
Subspecies:	S. lusitanica gaetula
Trinomial name
Solenopsis lusitanica gaetula Santschi, 1936

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 32.249974° to 32.249974°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Morocco (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.

• gaetula. Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) lusitanica st. gaetula Santschi, 1936c: 201, fig. 1 (w.) MOROCCO.
  • Type-material: 20 syntype workers.
  • Type-locality: Morocco: Boulhaut, no. 158 (Ch. Alluaud).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Subspecies of lusitanica: Ettershank, 1966: 141; Bolton, 1995b: 387; Cagniant, 2006a: 196.
  • Distribution: Morocco.

References

• Santschi, F. 1936c. Liste et descriptions de fourmis du Maroc. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 16: 198-210 (page 201, fig. 1 worker d*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).

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