Solenopsidini
Fire ants, etc.
- Adlerzia froggatti
- Afroxyidris crigensis
- Allomerus
- Anillomyrma
- Bondroitia
- Carebara
- Carebarella
- Diplomorium longipenne
- Epelysidris brocha
- Machomyrma dispar
- Mayriella
- Megalomyrmex
- Monomorium
- Nothidris
- Oligomyrmex
- Oxyepoecus
- Paedalgus
- Phacota sichelii
- Pheidologeton
- Solenopsis (fire ants, thief ants)
- Tranopelta
- Hypopomyrmex bombiccii
(incertae sedis) - Oxyidris antillana (incertae sedis)
Characteristics
The Solenopsidini share the following synapomorphies with the Stenammini (Bolton 2003):- Clypeus constricted posteriorly
- Median portion of clypeus narrowed from side to side and elevated, usually bicarinate on the dorsal surface of the elevated section
References
Bolton, B. 1987. A review of the Solenopsis genus-group and revision of Afrotropical Monomorium Mayr. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 54: 263-452.
Bolton, B. 1994. Identification Guide to the Ant Genera of the World. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Bolton, B. 1995. A New General Catalogue of the Ants of the World. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. 370 pp. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 71. Gainesville, FL.
Ettershank, G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton. Australian Journal of Zoology 14: 73-171.
Hölldobler, B. and E. O. Wilson. 1990. The Ants. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Wheeler, G. C. & Wheeler, J. 1976. Ant larvae: review and synthesis. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington 74: 1-108.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Solenopsis saevissima |
|---|---|
| Location | Paraguay |
| Sex | Female |
| Life Cycle Stage | Worker |
| Copyright |
© 2003 Alex Wild
|
| Scientific Name | Monomorium ergatogyna |
|---|---|
| Location | U.S.A. (California) |
| Sex | Female |
| Life Cycle Stage | Worker |
| Copyright |
© 2003 Alex Wild
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