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Solenopsis orbuloides
| Solenopsis orbuloides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Solenopsis |
| Species: | S. orbuloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Solenopsis orbuloides André, 1890 | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Senegal, Sierra Leone (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
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
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Syntype of Solenopsis orbuloides. Worker. Specimen code casent0908870. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
   
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| Syntype of Solenopsis orbuloides. Worker. Specimen code casent0915418. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MNHN, Paris, France. |
Images from AntWeb
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| Syntype of Solenopsis orbuloides. Worker. Specimen code casent0908870. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
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| Syntype of Solenopsis orbuloides. Worker. Specimen code casent0915418. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MNHN, Paris, France. |
Images from AntWeb
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| Syntype of Solenopsis orbuloides. Worker. Specimen code casent0908870. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
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| Syntype of Solenopsis orbuloides. Worker. Specimen code casent0915418. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MNHN, Paris, France. |
Images from AntWeb
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| Syntype of Solenopsis orbuloides. Worker. Specimen code casent0908870. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
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| Syntype of Solenopsis orbuloides. Worker. Specimen code casent0915418. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MNHN, Paris, France. |
Images from AntWeb
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| Syntype of Solenopsis orbuloides. Worker. Specimen code casent0908870. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
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| Syntype of Solenopsis orbuloides. Worker. Specimen code casent0915418. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MNHN, Paris, France. |
Images from AntWeb
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| Syntype of Solenopsis orbuloides. Worker. Specimen code casent0908870. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
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| Syntype of Solenopsis orbuloides. Worker. Specimen code casent0915418. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MNHN, Paris, France. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- orbuloides. Solenopsis orbuloides André, 1890: 321 (w.) SIERRA LEONE.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Sierra Leone: (no further data) (A. Mocquerys).
- Type-depository: MNHN.
- Santschi, 1914d: 354 (q.).
- Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 77; Mayr, 1895: 144; Santschi, 1914d: 354; Emery, 1922e: 203; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 878; Ettershank, 1966: 142; Bolton, 1995b: 389.
- Distribution: Nigeria, Sierra Leone.
Description
References
- André, E. 1890. Matériaux pour servir à la faune myrmécologique de Sierra-Leone (Afrique occidentale). Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 9: 311-327. (page 321, 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.
- Santschi, F. 1914d. Formicides de l'Afrique occidentale et australe du voyage de Mr. le Professeur F. Silvestri. Boll. Lab. Zool. Gen. Agrar. R. Sc. Super. Agric. 8: 309-385 (page 354, queen described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- André E. 1890. Matériaux pour servir à la faune myrmécologique de Sierra-Leone (Afrique occidentale). Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 9: 311-327.
- Collingwood C.A., and A. Van Harten. 1993. The ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Cape Verde Islands. Beitrag zur Fauna und Flora der Kapverdischen Inseln : Ergebnisse des 5. Symposiums in Leiden 159: 411-414.
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
- Santschi F. 1914. Formicides de l'Afrique occidentale et australe du voyage de Mr. le Professeur F. Silvestri. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Zoologia Generale e Agraria della Reale Scuola Superiore d'Agricoltura. Portici 8: 309-385.
- 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