Solenopsis gnoma Pacheco, Herrera & Mackay, 2007
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Solenopsis gnoma Pacheco, Herrera & Mackay, 2007 |
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Solenopsis gnoma Pacheco, Herrera & Mackay, 2007
(ANTWEB: CASENT0104994, CASENT0104995). ( Map 30 View Map 30 )
This species of thief ant is probably endemic to Galápagos and is found on eight islands. It is usually collected in the Transition and the Humid zone. Museum records date back to 1986 on Sierra Negra volcano on Isabela. Nests have been observed in rotten logs, rotten branches and in nests of the introduced ant T. bicarinatum ( PACHECO et al., 2007) . On Santa Cruz Island, Solenopsis gnoma is primarily an inhabitant of humid areas, being found in litter of Scalesia forests, ferns, secondary successional forests, Miconia zone and patches of Sphagnum . Specimens were collected in urban areas on B. graveolens , C. pyriformis , C. lutea and on grasses. In agricultural areas it is known from the crops S. tuberosum , M. esculenta , and C. arabica planted under S. pedunculata trees.
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