Solenopsis mozabensis

Solenopsis mozabensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Solenopsis
Species:	S. mozabensis
Binomial name
	Solenopsis mozabensis; (Bernard, 1977) Specimen Labels

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Algeria (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.

Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

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

mozabensis. Diplorhoptrum mozabense Bernard, 1977: 31, fig. 2E-G (w.) ALGERIA.
- Type-material: 18 syntype workers.
- Type-locality: Algeria: Ghardaïa, 1961 (F. Bernard).
- Type-depository: MNHN.
- Combination in Solenopsis: Bolton, 1995b: 389.
- Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 389; Borowiec, L. 2014: 157.
- Distribution: Algeria.

Description

References

Bernard, F. 1977b. Trois fourmis nouvelles du Sahara (Hym. Formicidae). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 82: 29-32. (page 31, fig. 2 worker described)

Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

Bernard F. 1977. Trois fourmis nouvelles du Sahara (Hym. Formicidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 82: 29-32.
Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.