Solenopsis saevissima itinerans

Solenopsis saevissima itinerans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Solenopsis
Species:	S. saevissima
Subspecies:	S. saevissima itinerans
Trinomial name
Solenopsis saevissima itinerans Forel, 1911

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Guinea, Mozambique, United Republic of Tanzania.

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• itinerans. Solenopsis pylades var. itinerans Forel, 1911f: 276 (w.) TANZANIA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Tanzania (“Afrique orientale”): Kigerama, between the Great Lakes (no collector’s name).
  • Type-depository: “Musée de Breslau” (perhaps also in MRAC or MHNG).
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1922e: 198.
  • Subpecies of pylades: Santschi, 1914d: 355; Ettershank, 1966: 141.
  • Subspecies of saevissima: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 879; Bolton, 1995b: 388.
  • Distribution: Guinea, Tanzania.

References

• Forel, A. 1911h. Fourmis d'Afrique et d'Asie. I. Fourmis d'Afrique surtout du Musée du Congo Belge. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 1: 274-283 (page 276, worker described)
• Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 879, Variety of saevissima )