Solenopsis metatarsalis

Solenopsis metatarsalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Solenopsis
Species:	S. metatarsalis
Binomial name
Solenopsis metatarsalis (Kusnezov, 1957)

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -26.808285° to -26.808285°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Argentina (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.

• metatarsalis. Lilidris metatarsalis Kusnezov, 1957a: 274, pl. 3, figs. 1-6 (q.) ARGENTINA (Tucumán).
  • Type-material: holotype queen.
  • Type-locality: Argentina: Tucumán, Villa Padre Monti, 14.i.1953, no. 8286 (N. Kusnezov).
  • Type-depository: IMLT.
  • [Also described as new by Kusnezov, 1958b: 191.]
  • [Lilidris metatarsalis Kusnezov, 1953b: 339 (in list). Nomen nudum.]
  • Combination in Solenopsis: Ettershank, 1966: 142.
  • Status as species: Ettershank, 1966: 142; Kempf, 1972a: 238; Bolton, 1995b: 389.
  • Distribution: Argentina.

References

• Ettershank, G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171 (page 142, Combination in Solenopsis)
• Kusnezov, N. 1957b. Die Solenopsidinen-Gattungen von Südamerika (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Zool. Anz. 158: 266-280 (page 274, pl, 3, figs. 1-6 queen described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).