Solenopsis lusitanica

The status of most European species of the genus Solenopsis requires extensive revision. Galkowski et al. (2010) redescribed Solenopsis fugax and suggested that four distinct species groups occur in Europe and the Mediterranean region. Samples examined by Borowiec & Salata (2021) and Borowiec et al. (2022) from Greece, characterized by short and sparse hairs on the mesosoma and small gynes, belong to the Solenopsis lusitanica group as proposed by Galkowski et al. (2010).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Iberian Peninsula, Portugal, Spain.

Nomenclature

 * . Solenopsis latro subsp. lusitanica Emery, 1915a: 259, pl. 4, fig. 13 (w.q.) PORTUGAL.
 * Type-material: 1 syntype worker, 1 syntype queen.
 * Type-locality: Portugal: (no further data) (P. Wasmann).
 * Type-depository: MSNG.
 * Santschi, 1934e: 578 (m.).
 * Subspecies of latro: Santschi, 1919e: 246; Emery, 1922e: 202; Ceballos, 1956: 306; Ettershank, 1966: 142.
 * Status as species: Bondroit, 1918: 145; Santschi, 1934e: 578; Grandi, 1935: 100; Collingwood & Yarrow, 1969: 67; Collingwood, 1978: 83 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 389; Collingwood & Prince, 1998: 18 (in key); Galkowski, et al. 2010: 161; Borowiec, L. 2014: 156 (see note in bibliography); Lebas, et al. 2016: 334.
 * Distribution: France, Portugal, Spain.
 * Current subspecies: nominal plus gaetula.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Antarea (at www.antarea.fr on June 11th 2017)
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 * Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
 * Borowiec L., and S. Salata. 2017. New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from southern Portugal. Acta Entomologica Silesiana 25(3): 1-10.
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 * Collingwood C., and A. Prince. 1998. A guide to ants of continental Portugal (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Entomologia. Suplemento 5: 1-49.
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