Solenopsis scelesta Forel, 2007

Wild, A. L., 2007, A catalogue of the ants of Paraguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 1622, pp. 1-55 : 53

publication ID

21367

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6239965

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Solenopsis scelesta Forel
status

NEW STATUS

Solenopsis scelesta Forel   HNS 1908b. NEW STATUS.

Solenopsis decipiens var. scelesta Forel   HNS 1908b: 364. [w syntypes examined, MHNG, NHMB; São Paulo, Brasil (Ihering)] .

Solenopsis scelesta   HNS is a relatively gracile species that can be recognized by the following combination of character states: head width> 0.4 mm; compound eyes comprised of about 8-10 ommatidia; dorsal propodeal face about twice as long as declivitous face; dorsal face of propodeum smooth and without sculpture. Material from Paraguay is a close match to Forel’s types from São Paulo. I have not examined Emery’s type of S. decipiens   HNS , but Forel’s description of S. scelesta   HNS based on differences in thoracic structure, antennal scape length, and eye size suggests that it is unlikely that both forms are conspecific. I change the status of Solenopsis scelesta   HNS to eliminate the trinomen.

MHNG

Switzerland, Geneva, Museum d'Histoire Naturelle

NHMB

Switzerland, Basel, Naturhistorisches Museum

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

SubFamily

Pseudomyrmecinae

Genus

Solenopsis

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