Solenopsis medioclara Santschi, 2007

Wild, A. L., 2007, A catalogue of the ants of Paraguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 1622, pp. 1-55 : 54

publication ID

21367

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B08DA0DB-EEC0-4ED3-9FBE-59328B034102

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6239977

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DEAA2E8E-82F8-A6DA-9DB6-7447F633FCE1

treatment provided by

Thomas

scientific name

Solenopsis medioclara Santschi
status

NEW STATUS

Solenopsis medioclara Santschi   HNS 1923b. NEW STATUS.

Solenopsis brevicornis var. medioclara Santschi   HNS 1923b: 254. [w syntypes examined, NHMB; Piracicabo , Minas Gerais, Brazil (Luja)] .

Solenopsis medioclara   HNS is commonly encountered in Paraguay in sifted litter samples from tall forest habitats. This species can be recognized by the short antennal scapes (about Vi head length), the lack of punctation on the mesopleuron, and the shape of the petiole, which in profile is considerably bulkier than the post-petiole. I have not examined the type specimens of Emery’s Solenopsis brevicornis   HNS , but Santschi’s types of S. medioclara   HNS are a close match to numerous recent collections from humid subtropical semi-deciduous forest in Canindeyú. I change the status of Solenopsis medioclara   HNS to eliminate the trinomen, but detailed study of Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum)   HNS will be needed to clarify the identity of this species. S. brevicornis   HNS may turn out to be the valid name for the Paraguayan populations.

NHMB

Switzerland, Basel, Naturhistorisches Museum

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Solenopsis

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