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Solenopsis soochowensis
| Solenopsis soochowensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Solenopsis |
| Species: | S. soochowensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Solenopsis soochowensis Wheeler, W.M., 1921
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China (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 soochowensis pieli. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0913936. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
   
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| Syntype of Solenopsis soochowensis pieli. Worker. Specimen code casent0913937. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- soochowensis. Solenopsis soochowensis Wheeler, W.M. 1921c: 531 (q.m.) CHINA (Jiangsu).
- Type-material: syntype queens, syntype males (numbers not stated).
- Type-locality: China: Soochow (N.G. Gee).
- Type-depository: MCZC.
- Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1929f: 7; Wheeler, W.M. 1930h: 68; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 169; Ettershank, 1966: 143; Bolton, 1995b: 391; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 53.
- Distribution: China.
- Current subspecies: nominal plus pieli.
Description
References
- Wheeler, W. M. 1921c. Chinese ants. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 64: 529-547 (page 531, queen, male described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Huang Jian-hua, and Zhou Shan-yi. 2007. Checklist of Family Formicidae of China - Myrmicinae (Part III). (Insecta; Hymenoptera). Journal of Guangxi normal University: Natural Science Edition 25(3): 88-96.
- Li Z.h. 2006. List of Chinese Insects. Volume 4. Sun Yat-sen University Press