Distribution and habitat preferences of Galápagos ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Author Herrera Léon Baert Wouter Dekoninck, Henri W. Author Causton, Charlotte E. Author Sevilla, Christian R. Author Pozo, Paola Author Hendrickx, Frederik text Belgian Journal of Entomology 2020 93 1 60 journal article 302430 10.5281/zenodo.13710313 83b9d93e-6482-4509-82e7-d477e479612b 2295-0214 13710313 2612CE09-F7FF-45CD-B52E-99F04DC2AA56 Solenopsis gnoma Pacheco, Herrera & Mackay, 2007 (ANTWEB: CASENT0104994, CASENT0104995). ( 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.