Solenopsis Westwood 1840 (ant)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Full reference: J. O. Westwood. 1840. Observations on the genus Typhlopone, with descriptions of several exotic species of ants. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6:81-89

Parent taxon: Solenopsidini according to P. S. Ward et al. 2015

See also Bolton 2003, Bolton 2012, Carpenter 1992 and Solórzano Kraemer 2007

Sister taxa: Eurytarsites, Monomorium, Myrmicaria, Rogeria

Subtaxa: Solenopsis alena Solenopsis atavinus Solenopsis blanda Solenopsis foersteri Solenopsis maxima Solenopsis moesta Solenopsis privata Solenopsis superba Solenopsis valida

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Colombia (2 collections)

• Miocene of France (1), Japan (1), Mexico (1), Ukraine (1)

• Oligocene of France (6), Germany (1)

Total: 13 collections including 27 occurrences

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