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Solenopsis maligna
| Solenopsis maligna | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Solenopsis |
| Species: | S. maligna |
| Binomial name | |
| Solenopsis maligna Santschi, 1910
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Congo (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.
- maligna. Solenopsis maligna Santschi, 1910c: 359, fig. 5 (w.) CONGO.
- Type-material: holotype worker.
- Type-locality: Congo (“Congo français”): Brazzaville (A. Weiss).
- Type-depository: MNHN (or perhaps NHMB).
- Status as species: Emery, 1915c: 65; Emery, 1922e: 202; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 878; Ettershank, 1966: 142; Bolton, 1995b: 389.
- Distribution: Congo.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1910c [1909]. Formicides nouveaux ou peu connus du Congo français. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 78: 349-400 (page 359, fig. 5 worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Santschi F. 1910. Formicides nouveaux ou peu connus du Congo français. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 78: 349-400.
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004