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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2019)

Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Americas: Brazil, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, United States, United States Virgin Islands
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Nearctic, Neotropical

Comments:

Longino, 1 Mar 2014: This species was described from St. Vincent in the Lesser Antilles and may be a somewhat weedy species in the Caribbean, and possibly introduced in Florida. AntWeb images and material I have from Puerto Rico suggests it is something like zeteki. Pacheco and Mackay 2013 identify material from throughout the Neotropics, including multiple collections from leaf litter samples from Costa Rica. Undoubtedly their concept of corticalis does not match mine.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in montane wet forest, 1 times found in tropical coastal hammock, 1 times found in Black mangrove, 1 times found in Hammock forest, 1 times found in Mangrove swamp, 1 times found in mature secondary forest along dry creek.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 8 times nest in twig above ground, 1 times sifted litter from forest floor, 1 times montane wet forest. Public park area with scattered trees. Solenopsis. Under epi, 2 times dead twig above ground, 1 times on tree, 1 times hollow twig, 1 times ground forager, 1 times Dry forest. Sifted leaf litter sample. Taken from moist litter in ravine. Heav, 1 times dans écorce.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 2 times Winkler, 1 times at bait|jelly, 1 times hand collection, 1 times vegetation trap|Vienna Sausage.

Elevations: collected from 2 - 600 meters, 193 meters average

Type specimens: Lectotype of Solenopsis corticalis: casent0908825; Lectotype of Solenopsis corticalis amazonensis: casent0908827; Lectotype of Solenopsis corticalis margotae: casent0103207; Lectotype of Solenopsis corticalis virgula: casent0908826

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