Solenopsis mameti

This species is common on Reunion where it has been observed nesting in litter and rotten stumps (Blard et al., 2003).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Comoros. Malagasy Region: Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion.

Nomenclature

 * . Solenopsis mameti Donisthorpe, 1946c: 777 (w.q.) MAURITIUS.
 * Type-material: 54 syntype workers, 3 syntype queens.
 * Type-locality: Mauritius: Corps de Garde Mt, 26.xii.1945 (R. Mamet).
 * Type-depository: BMNH.
 * Status as species: Donisthorpe, 1946e: 31; Donisthorpe, 1949e: 273; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 168; Ettershank, 1966: 142; Bolton, 1995b: 389; Blard, et al. 2003: 132.
 * Distribution: Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion I.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Blard, F., Dorow, W.H.O., Delabie, J.H.C. 2003. Les fourmis de l'ile de la Reunion (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de France 108: 127-137.
 * Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
 * Donisthorpe H. 1946. New species of ants (Hym. Formicidae) from the Island of Mauritius. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)12: 776-782.
 * Donisthorpe H. 1949. A new Camponotus from Madagascar and a small collection of ants from Mauritius. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (12)2: 271-275.
 * Donisthorpe, Horace. 1946. New Species of Ants (Hym., Formicidae) from the Island of Mauritius. Annals and Magazine of National History. 12:776-782.
 * Donisthorpe, Horace. 1946. The Ants (Hym. Formicidae) of Mauritius. Annals and Magazine of National History. Ser. 11. 13:25-35.
 * Ettershank G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171.
 * Fisher B. L. 1997. Biogeography and ecology of the ant fauna of Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Natural History 31: 269-302.
 * Fisher B. L. 2005. A new species of Discothyrea Roger from Mauritius and a new species of Proceratium Roger from Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (4)56: 657-667.
 * Mamet R. 1954. The ants (Hymenoptera Formicidae) of the Mascarene Islands. Mauritius Inst. Bull. 3: 249-259.