Solenopsis punctaticeps indocilis

Solenopsis punctaticeps indocilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Solenopsis
Species:	S. punctaticeps
Subspecies:	S. punctaticeps indocilis
Trinomial name
	Solenopsis punctaticeps indocilis; Santschi, 1914

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Guinea (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.

indocilis. Solenopsis punctaticeps var. indocilis Santschi, 1914d: 355 (w.q.) GUINEA.
- Type-material: 7 syntype workers, 5 syntype queens.
- Type-locality: Guinea (“Guinée française”): Mamou (F. Silvestri).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Subspecies of punctaticeps: Emery, 1915c: 65; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 879; Emery, 1922e: 203; Menozzi, 1942: 169; Eidmann, 1944: 451; Ettershank, 1966: 141; Bolton, 1995b: 388.
- Distribution: Equatorial Guinea, Guinea.

Description

References

Emery, C. 1915j. Le formiche del genere Solenopsis abitanti l'Africa. Rend. Sess. R. Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna Cl. Sci. Fis. (n.s.) 19: 57-66 (page 65, Subspecies of punctaticeps)
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 355, worker, queen described)