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This species is common on Reunion where it has been observed nesting in litter and rotten stumps (Blard et al., 2003).
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -15.5° to -20.47343°.
Afrotropical Region: Comoros.
Malagasy Region: Madagascar, Mauritius (type locality), Réunion.
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.
- mameti. Solenopsis mameti Donisthorpe, 1946c: 777 (w.q.) MAURITIUS.
- Type-material: 54 syntype workers, 3 syntype queens.
- Type-locality: Mauritius: Corps de Garde Mt, 26.xii.1945 (R. Mamet).
- Type-depository: BMNH.
- Status as species: Donisthorpe, 1946e: 31; Donisthorpe, 1949e: 273; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 168; Ettershank, 1966: 142; Bolton, 1995b: 389; Blard, et al. 2003: 132.
- Distribution: Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion I.
Description
References
- Blard, F., Dorow, W.-H.-O., Delabie, J. H. C. 2003. Les Fourmis de l’île de la Réunion (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Bulletin de La Société Entomologique de France, 108(2), 127–137 (doi:10.3406/bsef.2003.16939).
- Donisthorpe, H. 1946g [1945]. New species of ants (Hym. Formicidae) from the Island of Mauritius. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11(12): 776-782 (page 777, worker, queen described)
- Mamet, R. 1954. The ants (Hymenoptera Formicidae) of the Mascarene Islands. Mauritius Inst. Bull. 3: 249-259 (see also)
- Sharaf, M.R., Gotzek, D., Guénard, B., Fisher, B.L., Aldawood, A.S., Al Dhafer, H.M., Mohamed, A.A. 2020. Molecular phylogenetic analysis and morphological reassessments of thief ants identify a new potential case of biological invasions. Scientific Reports 10, 12040 (doi:10.1038/s41598-020-69029-4).
- Blard, F., Dorow, W.H.O., Delabie, J.H.C. 2003. Les fourmis de l'ile de la Reunion (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de France 108: 127-137.
- Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
- Donisthorpe H. 1946. New species of ants (Hym. Formicidae) from the Island of Mauritius. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)12: 776-782.
- Donisthorpe H. 1949. A new Camponotus from Madagascar and a small collection of ants from Mauritius. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (12)2: 271-275.
- Donisthorpe, Horace. 1946. New Species of Ants (Hym., Formicidae) from the Island of Mauritius. Annals and Magazine of National History. 12:776-782.
- Donisthorpe, Horace. 1946. The Ants (Hym. Formicidae) of Mauritius. Annals and Magazine of National History. Ser. 11. 13:25-35.
- Ettershank G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171.
- Fisher B. L. 1997. Biogeography and ecology of the ant fauna of Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Natural History 31: 269-302.
- Fisher B. L. 2005. A new species of Discothyrea Roger from Mauritius and a new species of Proceratium Roger from Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (4)56: 657-667.
- Mamet R. 1954. The ants (Hymenoptera Formicidae) of the Mascarene Islands. Mauritius Inst. Bull. 3: 249-259.
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