Solenopsis texana

Solenopsis texana nests under ground, most specimens are collected in pitfall traps or in litter extractions.

Identification
Workers of this species are small, pale yellow to medium brown specimens, with the minor (smaller) segments of the funiculus being shorter than 0.10 mm in total length, less than the greatest width between the frontal lobes. The anterior clypeal teeth are usually developed only into small, blunt angles. (Mackay and Mackay 2002)

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Nearctic Region: Canada. Neotropical Region: Mexico.

Nomenclature

 *  texana. Solenopsis pollux var. texana Emery, 1895c: 278 (w.) U.S.A. Forel, 1901e: 345 (q.m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1955c: 136 (l.). Combination in S. (Diplorhoptrum): Creighton, 1950a: 238. Raised to species: Forel, 1901e: 345. Senior synonym of rosella: Creighton, 1950a: 238. Current subspecies: nominal plus catalinae.
 * rosella. Solenopsis rosella Kennedy, 1938: 232, figs. 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 10 (w.q.m.) U.S.A. Junior synonym of texana: Creighton, 1950a: 238.