Solenopsis latro

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Algeria, Balearic Islands, Greece, Iberian Peninsula, Israel, Spain.

Nomenclature

 * . Solenopsis latro Forel, 1894d: 21 (w.) ALGERIA.
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
 * Type-locality: Algeria: Oran, Souk Ahras, 1893 (A.Forel).
 * Type-depository: MHNG.
 * Status as species: Wasmann, 1894: 162; Emery, 1909a: 33; Santschi, 1911f: 83; Karavaiev, 1912a: 11; Emery, 1916b: 165; Emery, 1922e: 202; Wheeler, W.M. 1926: 3; Kutter, 1927: 100; Santschi, 1934e: 580; Baroni Urbani, 1964b: 52; Ettershank, 1966: 141; Collingwood & Yarrow, 1969: 67; Baroni Urbani, 1971c: 85; Collingwood, 1978: 83 (in key); Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a: 55; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987b: 273 (in key); Collingwood, 1993b: 194; Bolton, 1995b: 388; Poldi, et al. 1995: 4; Espadaler, 1997b: 31; Collingwood & Prince, 1998: 18 (in key); Cagniant, 2006a: 196; Petrov, 2006: 95 (in key); Vonshak, et al. 2009: 44; Karaman, M.G. 2011b: 53; Legakis, 2011: 15; Borowiec, L. & Salata, 2012: 534; Kiran & Karaman, 2012: 24; Borowiec, L. 2014: 156 (see note in bibliography); Lebas, et al. 2016: 334; Salata & Borowiec, 2018c: 48.
 * Distribution: Algeria, Greece, Israel, Italy (+ Sardinia, Sicily), Morocco, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Turkey.
 * Current subspecies: nominal plus msilana, sicula.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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