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Natural History:

Solenopsis globularia prefers seasonally dry habitats in Costa Rica. I found a nest under a stone in the oak forest of Santa Rosa National Park, and I found a nest in epiphytic soil on a tree trunk near Lagartos, on the road to Monteverde. These are the only two Costa Rican collections I have seen.

Oahu, Hawaii

Myrmica globularia Smith, 1858a PDF: 131 (w.q.m.) BRAZIL. Neotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Combination in Solenopsis: Roger, 1863b PDF: 32.Combination in Solenopsis (Euophthalma): Creighton, 1930b PDF: 110.[Combination in Monomorium: Mayr, 1884 PDF: 37 (error).].Status as species: Roger, 1863b PDF: 32, 49; Mayr, 1863a PDF: 432; Forel, 1893j PDF: 395; Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 77; Forel, 1895b PDF: 130; Emery, 1896g PDF: 83 (in key); Forel, 1897b PDF: 300; Wheeler, 1905c PDF: 124; Forel, 1907h PDF: 4; Forel, 1908c PDF: 45; Wheeler, 1908a PDF: 130; Wheeler, 1913b PDF: 493; Wheeler & Mann, 1914 PDF: 20; Mann, 1916 PDF: 447; Mann, 1920b PDF: 428; Emery, 1922c PDF: 199; Wheeler, 1924b PDF: 108; Borgmeier, 1927c PDF: 105; Creighton, 1930b PDF: 110 (redescription); Borgmeier, 1937b PDF: 239; Creighton, 1950a PDF: 233; Kempf, 1961b PDF: 508; Wilson, 1964b PDF: 8; Ettershank, 1966 PDF: 141; Kempf, 1972b PDF: 236; Alayo, 1974 PDF: 14 (in key); Taylor, 1976b: 196; Bolton, 1995b: 388; Wetterer et al., 2007 PDF: 31; Branstetter & Sáenz, 2012 PDF: 261; Pacheco & Mackay, 2013 PDF: 164 (redescription); Ramage, 2014 PDF: 163; Wetterer et al., 2016 PDF: 17; Deyrup, 2017: 105; Fernández & Serna, 2019 PDF: 816; Lubertazzi, 2019 10.3099/MCZ-43.1 PDF: 173.Senior synonym of Solenopsis globularia borinquenensis: Pacheco & Mackay, 2013 PDF: 164.Senior synonym of Solenopsis globularia cubaensis: Pacheco & Mackay, 2013 PDF: 164.Senior synonym of Solenopsis globularia littoralis: Pacheco & Mackay, 2013 PDF: 164.Senior synonym of Solenopsis globularia mobilensis: Pacheco & Mackay, 2013 PDF: 164.Senior synonym of Solenopsis globularia pacifica: Pacheco & Mackay, 2013 PDF: 164.Senior synonym of Solenopsis globularia steinheili: Forel, 1885a PDF: 376; Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 77; Forel, 1895b PDF: 130; Wheeler, 1908a PDF: 130; Emery, 1922c PDF: 199; Pacheco & Mackay, 2013 PDF: 164.Material of the unavailable name Solenopsis globularia lucayensis curta referred here by Creighton, 1930b PDF: 110; Borgmeier, 1937b PDF: 239; Kempf, 1972b PDF: 236; Pacheco & Mackay, 2013 PDF: 164.

(No. 18 a et 18 b). [[ worker ]] [[ queen ]].

(18). Rare. The only specimens seen were observed near the seashore, windward side; under stones, & c.

(18 a). Windward, side; sandy bed of the Dry River; open ground, near the sea. Jan. 2 nd. A single worker found under a stone. Associated with Nos. 34 c and 39.

(18 c). A female referred doubtfully to this species; windward side at Georgetown. Jan. 3 rd. Muddy land by seashore; at the mouth of a stream; under a stone.

[[ worker ]] Puntarenas, Costa Rica, plage, dans un tronc (Biolley).