Solenopsis vorax

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Solenopsis vorax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Solenopsidini
Genus: Solenopsis
Species: S. vorax
Binomial name
Solenopsis vorax
Santschi, 1934

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Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Russian Federation (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.
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Biology

Castes

Images from AntWeb

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Syntype of Solenopsis voraxQueen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0913948. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland.

Nomenclature

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

  • vorax. Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) vorax Santschi, 1934e: 580, figs. 23, 29, 40 (q.m.) TURKMENISTAN?
    • Type-material: 1 syntype queen, 3 syntype males.
    • Type-locality: Turkmenistan?: Gueox-Tapa (L. Mesmin).
    • Type-depository: NHMB.
    • Status as species: Ettershank, 1966: 144; Bolton, 1995b: 391; Borowiec, L. 2014: 159.
    • Distribution: uncertain, Turkmenistan or perhaps Russia.

Description

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