Solenopsis franki Forel, 1908 valid
Solenopsis franki Forel, 1908: 364 (w.) BRAZIL (São Paulo). Neotropic.
Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Pacheco & Mackay, 2013: 156). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: São Paulo, Ypiranga, 16.ii.06 (J. L. Lima). Primary type depository: MHNG. Primary type specimen: CASENT0908831 (lectotype). Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 3 paralectotype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: MHNG, MZSP. Secondary type specimens: MZSP0089303, MZSP0089296, MZSP0089297, MZSP0089298, MZSP0089299, MZSP0089300, MZSP0089301, MZSP0089302. Type notes: 1) Pacheco & Mackay, 2013 also nominate a paralectotype queen, but this caste is not mentioned in the original description. 2) Ulysséa et al., 2025: Table S2, supply the corrected collection details from the MZSP database: MP 2354, Solenopsis franki n. sp. (Formicid.), 16.ii.06, J. L. Lima, Ypiranga, tirado de um galho seco de aroeira junto viviam termites, Forel det., Public! 3) Original collection information: Brazil: São Paulo (H. von Ihering). 4) Ulysséa et al., 2025: Table S2, cite CASENT0908418 as a type specimen of Solenopsis iheringi, Solenopsis franki, and Crematogaster iheringi. It is, however, a syntype of Crematogaster chodati.
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