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<mods:title id="A23C11E516D51A95FCF80D13B90F41CD">Ants of the Genus SOLENOPSIS Westwood, 1840 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Egypt with a description of the worker castes of S. cooperi Donisthorpe, 1947</mods:title>
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFE5A156FF53F901A08160D0" bold="true" box="[151,511,1758,1784]" pageId="6" pageNumber="55">
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<taxonomicName id="2D8D4D02FFE5A156FF53F901A09760D0" authority="Finzi Stat." authorityName="Finzi Stat." box="[151,489,1758,1784]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Solenopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="55" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kochi">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFE5A156FF53F901A01C60D0" bold="true" box="[151,354,1758,1784]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="55">Solenopsis kochi</emphasis>
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Finzi Stat.
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n.
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</emphasis>
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</heading>
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<paragraph id="EA323681FFE5A156FF53F8DAA0666137" blockId="6.[151,511,1758,1823]" box="[151,280,1797,1823]" pageId="6" pageNumber="55">(Plate 2, 3)</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="A297650AFFE5A156FF53F88DA41061C4" pageId="6" pageNumber="55" type="reference_group">
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<paragraph id="EA323681FFE5A156FF53F88DA31861E1" blockId="6.[151,1437,1874,2028]" pageId="6" pageNumber="55">
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<taxonomicName id="2D8D4D02FFE5A156FF53F88DA0266141" ID-CoL="4Y6G8" box="[151,344,1874,1897]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Solenopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="55" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="orbula">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFE5A156FF53F88DA0266141" box="[151,344,1874,1897]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="55">Solenopsis orbula</emphasis>
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ssp.
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<taxonomicName id="2D8D4D02FFE5A156FE55F88DA3F66141" authority="Finzi, 1936: 178" authorityName="Finzi" authorityPageNumber="178" authorityYear="1936" box="[401,648,1874,1897]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Solenopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="55" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kochi">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFE5A156FE55F88DA0B56141" box="[401,459,1874,1897]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="55">kochi</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="8E1C4B70FFE5A156FE17F88DA32C6141" author="Finzi" box="[467,594,1874,1897]" pageId="6" pageNumber="58" refString="Finzi, B. (1936) Risultati scientifici della spedizione di S. A. S. il Principe Alessandro della Torre e Tasso nell'Egitto e Penisola del Sinai. Bulletin de la Societe Royale Entomologique d'Egypte. 20, 155 - 210." type="journal article" year="1936">Finzi, 1936</bibRefCitation>
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: 178
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, fig. 8.
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<typeStatus id="35368823FFE5A156FD19F88DA24A6141" box="[733,820,1874,1897]" pageId="6" pageNumber="55" type="syntype">Syntype</typeStatus>
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worker,
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<collectingCountry id="929A7611FFE5A156FC52F88DA2926141" box="[918,1004,1874,1897]" name="Egypt" pageId="6" pageNumber="55">EGYPT</collectingCountry>
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: Soloum (Salloum),
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<date id="9E331041FFE5A156FB12F88DA4356141" box="[1238,1355,1874,1897]" pageId="6" pageNumber="55" value="1933-03-23">23.iii.1933</date>
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;
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<geoCoordinate id="8FB95046FFE5A156FF28F8ADA03461A1" box="[236,330,1906,1929]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="6" pageNumber="55" precision="555" value="25.09">25.09º E</geoCoordinate>
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFE5A156FE99F8ADA0C661A1" box="[349,440,1906,1929]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="55">C. Koch</emphasis>
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);
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males, Helouan (Helwan, Cairo),
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;
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFE5A156FAD7F8ADA4F761A1" box="[1299,1417,1906,1929]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="55">W. Wittmer</emphasis>
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);
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<typeStatus id="35368823FFE5A156FF03F84DA0606181" box="[199,286,1938,1961]" pageId="6" pageNumber="55" type="syntype">Syntype</typeStatus>
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gynes, Marsa Matrouh,
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(unknown collector); Ikingi Mariout,
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<date id="9E331041FFE5A156FB87F84DA5C66181" box="[1091,1208,1938,1961]" pageId="6" pageNumber="55" value="1935-03-18">18.iii.1935</date>
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;
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; Cairo,
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<date id="9E331041FFE5A156FECBF86DA00261E1" box="[271,380,1970,1993]" pageId="6" pageNumber="55" value="1933-02-12">12.ii.1933</date>
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(MCZC) [examined].
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="EA323681FFE5A156FF53F80DA41061C4" blockId="6.[151,1437,1874,2028]" box="[151,1390,2002,2028]" pageId="6" pageNumber="55">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFE5A156FF53F80DA02061C4" bold="true" box="[151,350,2002,2028]" pageId="6" pageNumber="55">
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<typeStatus id="35368823FFE5A156FF53F80DA18261C4" box="[151,252,2002,2028]" pageId="6" pageNumber="55" type="syntype">Syntype</typeStatus>
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worker
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(Plate 2, Fig. d, e). TL 2.0, HL 0.48, HW 0.41, SL 0.30, EL 0.02, AL 0.54, SI 73, CI 85.
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<subSubSection id="A297650AFFE4A157FF02FF47A5B96188" pageId="7" pageNumber="56" type="description">
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<paragraph id="EA323681FFE4A157FF02FF47A0AD67E8" blockId="7.[151,1437,152,758]" pageId="7" pageNumber="56">
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Head not much longer than broad with slightly convex sides. Occipital margin straight with rounded corners. Head dorsum smooth and shining. Mandibles unsculptured, smooth and shining with long yellow hairs and brown teeth. Anterior clypeal margin with the median portion narrowly concave and with a lateral pair of short, broad basal teeth. Eyes minute, with a single facet set laterally well below midline of head and about 0.04 times the head width. Mesosoma with a distinct metanotal groove. Basal face of propodeum not forming an angle with the declivity. All parts of the head and body with abundant, scattered, long yellow hairs. Colour uniformly yellow. The badly mounted
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<typeStatus id="35368823FFE4A157FD3FFE5FA25367B2" box="[763,813,384,410]" pageId="7" pageNumber="56">type</typeStatus>
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specimen does not show clearly the characters of the petiole and the postpetiole.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="EA323681FFE4A157FF02FE12A46867CF" blockId="7.[151,1437,152,758]" box="[198,1302,461,487]" pageId="7" pageNumber="56">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFE4A157FF02FE12A07767CF" bold="true" box="[198,265,461,487]" pageId="7" pageNumber="56">Gyne</emphasis>
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(Plate 2, Fig. f, g). TL 5.7, HL 0.76, HW 0.70, SL 0.54, EL 0.25, AL 1.47, SI 77, CI 92.
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<paragraph id="EA323681FFE4A157FF02FE2BA59264E7" blockId="7.[151,1437,152,758]" pageId="7" pageNumber="56">Head slightly longer than broad with its dorsum smooth and shining with abundant scattered yellow hair pits. Anterior clypeal margin weakly concave. First funicular segment longer than the three following funicular segments together. Eyes large and oval with 17 facets in the longest row. Ocelli oval, the anterior one distinctly larger than the posterior ones. Occipital margin straight with rounded corners. Metanotal groove distinct. Head, mandibular teeth, mesosoma, petiole and postpetiole dark brown; gaster and mandibles light brown; antennae and legs yellow. Whole body smooth and shining with scattered yellow hairs.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="EA323681FFE4A157FF02FD04A43164DE" blockId="7.[151,1437,152,758]" box="[198,1359,731,758]" pageId="7" pageNumber="56">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFE4A157FF02FD04A07864DD" bold="true" box="[198,262,731,757]" pageId="7" pageNumber="56">Male</emphasis>
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(Plate 3, Fig. a, b, c). TL 4.36, HL 0.63, HW 0.68, SL 0.26, EL 0.26, AL 1.54, SI 38, CI 108.
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<paragraph id="EA323681FFE4A157FF53F98BA5E46044" blockId="7.[151,1178,1620,1644]" box="[151,1178,1620,1644]" pageId="7" pageNumber="56">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFE4A157FF53F98BA0766044" bold="true" box="[151,264,1620,1644]" pageId="7" pageNumber="56">PLATE 3.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="2D8D4D02FFE4A157FECBF98AA0BC6044" box="[271,450,1621,1644]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Solenopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="56" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kochi">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFE4A157FECBF98AA0BC6044" box="[271,450,1621,1644]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="56">Solenopsis kochi</emphasis>
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male, (a) head in full-face view, (b) body in profile, (c) dorsal view.
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<paragraph id="EA323681FFE4A157FF02F941A5B96188" blockId="7.[151,1437,1694,2030]" pageId="7" pageNumber="56">Head broader than long with strongly curved sides; above the eyes smooth and shiny; areas in front of eyes, between frontal lobes and between posterior ocelli distinctly rugulose. Mandibles narrow, armed with three teeth. Antennae 13-segmented, scapes long, about 3.7 times longer than broad; first funiculus segment relatively long, 1.6 times longer than broad and thick at its distal end; the following segments are clearly longer than broad, increasing in length toward the end of the funiculus. Dorsum with scattered, long yellow hairs. Mesosoma smooth and shining with scattered long yellow hairs. Petiolar node in profile rounded. Gastral tergites with a few scattered yellow hairs that are abundant at the posterior margins.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="EA323681FFE4A158FF09F872A41167CF" blockId="7.[151,1437,1694,2030]" lastBlockId="8.[151,1438,152,680]" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="57" pageId="7" pageNumber="56">
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<taxonomicName id="2D8D4D02FFE4A157FF09F872A0EF61EE" box="[205,401,1965,1990]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Solenopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="56" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kochi">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFE4A157FF09F872A0EF61EE" box="[205,401,1965,1990]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="56">Solenopsis kochi</emphasis>
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was described from workers, gynes and males collected by C. Koch, W. Wittmer and an unknown person from different localities including Salloum, Heluan, Ikingi Mariut, Marsa Matrouh and Cairo (
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<bibRefCitation id="8E1C4B70FFEBA158FF5BFF47A050669A" author="Finzi" box="[159,302,152,178]" pageId="8" pageNumber="58" refString="Finzi, B. (1936) Risultati scientifici della spedizione di S. A. S. il Principe Alessandro della Torre e Tasso nell'Egitto e Penisola del Sinai. Bulletin de la Societe Royale Entomologique d'Egypte. 20, 155 - 210." type="journal article" year="1936">Finzi, 1936</bibRefCitation>
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) This species seems not to have been collected since the original description, as there are no specimens in the Egyptian Entomological collections. As stated in the original description, the head is not much longer than broad with slightly convex sides (
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<bibRefCitation id="8E1C4B70FFEBA158FCC9FF3AA2E366D7" author="Finzi" box="[781,925,229,255]" pageId="8" pageNumber="58" refString="Finzi, B. (1936) Risultati scientifici della spedizione di S. A. S. il Principe Alessandro della Torre e Tasso nell'Egitto e Penisola del Sinai. Bulletin de la Societe Royale Entomologique d'Egypte. 20, 155 - 210." type="journal article" year="1936">Finzi, 1936</bibRefCitation>
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). This is the most distinctive character for separating this species from
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<taxonomicName id="2D8D4D02FFEBA158FE3FFED3A313670D" ID-CoL="4Y6G8" box="[507,621,268,293]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Solenopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="orbula">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFEBA158FE3FFED3A313670D" box="[507,621,268,293]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="57">S. orbula</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. After examining the
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, MRS has been able to confirm Finzi's description. The lateral margin of the head in
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFEBA158FD16FEEDA24A6763" box="[722,820,306,331]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="57">S. kochi</emphasis>
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clearly is convex while it is straight in
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<taxonomicName id="2D8D4D02FFEBA158FAE7FEEDA4EB6763" ID-CoL="4Y6G8" box="[1315,1429,306,331]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Solenopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="orbula">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFEBA158FAE7FEEDA4EB6763" box="[1315,1429,306,331]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="57">S. orbula</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. Consequently, the head is broader in
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<taxonomicName id="2D8D4D02FFEBA158FD98FE86A3C3675A" box="[604,701,345,370]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Solenopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kochi">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFEBA158FD98FE86A3C3675A" box="[604,701,345,370]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="57">S. kochi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(HW 0.41 versus HW
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<quantity id="2D759B64FFEBA158FC13FE86A552675B" box="[983,1068,345,371]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.128" pageId="8" pageNumber="57" unit="in" value="0.32">0.32 in</quantity>
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<taxonomicName id="2D8D4D02FFEBA158FBF0FE86A5DA675A" ID-CoL="4Y6G8" box="[1076,1188,345,370]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Solenopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="orbula">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFEBA158FBF0FE86A5DA675A" box="[1076,1188,345,370]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="57">S. orbula</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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). In addition, it was found that
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<taxonomicName id="2D8D4D02FFEBA158FED2FE5FA00A67B1" box="[278,372,384,409]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Solenopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kochi">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFEBA158FED2FE5FA00A67B1" box="[278,372,384,409]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="57">S. kochi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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is consistently larger than
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<taxonomicName id="2D8D4D02FFEBA158FD6BFE5FA26567B1" ID-CoL="4Y6G8" box="[687,795,384,409]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Solenopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="orbula">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFEBA158FD6BFE5FA26567B1" box="[687,795,384,409]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="57">S. orbula</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(TL 2.0 versus TL 1.4). Moreover, the scape length in
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<taxonomicName id="2D8D4D02FFEBA158FF53FE78A18B67E8" box="[151,245,423,448]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Solenopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kochi">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFEBA158FF53FE78A18B67E8" box="[151,245,423,448]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="57">S. kochi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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is somewhat longer than in
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<taxonomicName id="2D8D4D02FFEBA158FD86FE78A3D067E8" ID-CoL="4Y6G8" box="[578,686,423,448]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Solenopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="orbula">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFEBA158FD86FE78A3D067E8" box="[578,686,423,448]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="57">S. orbula</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(SL 0.3 versus SL 0.2). For completeness the measurements of the
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<typeStatus id="35368823FFEBA158FF06FE12A05667CF" box="[194,296,461,487]" pageId="8" pageNumber="57" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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worker of
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<taxonomicName id="2D8D4D02FFEBA158FE6EFE12A36B67CE" ID-CoL="4Y6G8" box="[426,533,461,486]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Solenopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="orbula">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFEBA158FE6EFE12A36B67CE" box="[426,533,461,486]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="57">S. orbula</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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are TL 1.4, HL 0.40, HW 0.32. SL 0.20, EL 0.02, AL 0.40, SI 50, CI 80.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="EA323681FFEBA158FF02FE2BA3D36480" blockId="8.[151,1438,152,680]" pageId="8" pageNumber="57">
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It is hoped that the results given here will dispel at least a little of the taxonomic fog surrounding the Egyptian
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<taxonomicName id="2D8D4D02FFEBA158FED5FDC5A0E6641B" ID-CoL="7JFX" box="[273,408,538,563]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Solenopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFEBA158FED5FDC5A0E6641B" box="[273,408,538,563]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="57">Solenopsis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and perhaps clear the way for more detailed systematic work on this genus. Our expectation is that careful exploration would yield many additional and interesting members of the genus
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<taxonomicName id="2D8D4D02FFEBA158FF53FDB7A06A64A9" ID-CoL="7JFX" box="[151,276,616,641]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Solenopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="D8F9EA93FFEBA158FF53FDB7A06A64A9" box="[151,276,616,641]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="57">Solenopsis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. Many parts of
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<collectingCountry id="929A7611FFEBA158FE15FDB7A36964AA" box="[465,535,616,642]" name="Egypt" pageId="8" pageNumber="57">Egypt</collectingCountry>
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remain poorly collected and likely ant habitats are distributed over the huge deserts and mountainous areas of the country.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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