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Solenopsis pachycera
| Solenopsis pachycera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Solenopsis |
| Species: | S. pachycera |
| Binomial name | |
| Solenopsis pachycera (Forel, 1915) | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia (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. |
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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.
- pachycera. Oligomyrmex (Octella) pachycerus Forel, 1915b: 69 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Queensland).
- Type-material: holotype worker.
- Type-locality: Australia: Queensland, Cedar Creek (E. Mjöberg).
- Type-depository: NHRS.
- Combination in Solenopsis: Taylor, 1991b: 611.
- Status as species: Emery, 1924d: 218; Ettershank, 1966: 124; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 72; Taylor, 1987a: 50; Taylor, 1991b: 611; Bolton, 1995b: 390.
- Distribution: Australia.
Type Material
- Oligomyrmex (Octella) pachycerus Forel, 1915: Holotype, worker, Ravenshoe (as Cedar Creek), Queensland, Australia, Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet.
Description
References
- Forel, A. 1915b. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. 2. Ameisen. Ark. Zool. 9(1 16: 1-119 (page 69, worker described)
- Taylor, R. W. 1991b. Nomenclature and distribution of some Australasian ants of the Myrmicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Mem. Qld. Mus. 30: 599-614 (page 611, Combination in Solenopsis)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.