Taxonomic history
Subspecies of Solenopsis metanotalis: Creighton, 1930b PDF: 127.Revived status as species: Wild, 2007b PDF: 54.Senior synonym of Solenopsis steigeri: 299.Solenopsis shiptoni Forel 1914b: 276. [ syntype w image examined, www.antweb.org (specimens at MHNG ); Tucumán , Argentina ( Shipton )] .
Solenopsis metanotalis shiptoni Forel . Creighton 1930: 127.
Solenopsis shiptoni can be recognized by the following combination of character states: strong transverse striae present on propodeal dorsum; compound eyes comprised of <30 ommatidia; postpetiolar node in dorsal view broader than long; head width> 0.4 mm; body color testaceous to light reddish brown. These ants are uncommonly collected in Paraguay, and all records are from the Chaco. The taxonomy of the complex of species associated with S. metanotalis is poorly understood and I change the status of S. shiptoni to eliminate the trinomen. Most of the material I have seen identified as S. metanotalis has less pronounced mesosomal striation, larger eyes, and a narrower postpetiole than S. shiptoni , but the question of whether this variation is intra- or inter-specific will require more detailed study than is possible in the present study.
Solenopsis shiptoni is een mierensoort uit de onderfamilie van de Myrmicinae.[1][2] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1914 door Forel.
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