Solenopsis zingibara

Other than "workers were taken singly in a lowland valley" (included with the original description and pertaining to the type series) nothing is known about the biology of .

Identification
Sharaf & Aldawood (2012) - Solenopsis zingibara is similar to Solenopsis sumara, both are the only yellowish brown species but the former can be readily recognized from the later by the following characters: head square; frons with six strong frontal striae; and eyes consist of three-four ommatidia; whereas sumara has a subrectangular head, frons without frontal striae; and eyes with only two ommatidia.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Yemen.

Castes
Known only from the worker caste.

Nomenclature

 *  zingibara. Solenopsis zingibara Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 359 (w.) YEMEN. See also: Sharaf & Aldawood, 2012: 16.

Worker
Sharaf & Aldawood (2012) - TL 1.6–2.8; HL 0.50–0.70; HW 0.40–0.61; SL 0.35–0.40; SI 66; C I94

Description of Collingwood & Agosti. Head rather square, only slightly longer than broad with gently curved sides and weakly concave posterior margin; eyes small with three-four ommatidia; central clypeal teeth prominent, lateral teeth slightly projecting and visible in dorsal view. In major workers head with six strong frontal striae and scattered coarse punctures. Mesosoma and nodes with spaced punctulate sculpture; anterior pronotal edge slightly raised at the well-marked metanotal groove; propodeal dorsum shorter than declivity and obliquely rounded. Body and head pilosity sparse. Color yellowish brown and general aspect shining.

Type Material
Sharaf & Aldawood (2012) - A Holotype worker and 7 paratype workers, YEMEN: Wadi near Zingibar, 21.III.1993 (C. A. Collingwood) [not in, presumably lost].

The original paper (p. 301) stated all type material was deposited in the NHMB but no material of this species labeled as types can be found there (Daniel Burkhardt, Isabelle Pfander, Guy Knight & Tony Hunter, personal communication). Neither could one of us (MRS) find any specimens in the WMLC. Queens and males are unknown.