Solenopsis megera

Solenopsis megera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Solenopsis
Species:	S. megera
Binomial name
Solenopsis megera Santschi, 1934 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Tunisia (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.

Nomenclature

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

• megera. Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) megera Santschi, 1934e: 576, figs. 6, 20, 32, 53 (w.q.) TUNISIA.
  • Type-material: 15 syntype workers, 1 syntype queen.
  • Type-locality: Tunisia: Le Kef, v.1913, no. 6 (F. Santschi).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Status as species: Ettershank, 1966: 142; Bolton, 1995b: 389; Borowiec, L. 2014: 156.
  • Distribution: Tunisia.

References

• Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
• Santschi, F. 1934e. Contribution aux Solenopsis paléarctiques. Rev. Suisse Zool. 41: 565-592 (page 576, figs. 6, 20, 32, 53 worker, queen described)