Solenopsis punctaticeps indocilis
Solenopsis punctaticeps indocilis | |
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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. |
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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.
- 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)
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