Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Solenopsis gnoma
hormiga, Ant
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Suborder
Apocrita
Superfamily
Vespoidea
Family
Formicidae
Section
Solenopsidini
Genus
Solenopsis
Species
gnoma
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Albany, Bowditch South, Española, Floreana, Isabela, Marchena, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz and Santiago.
- Herrera, H. W., Tocora, M. C., Fiorentino, G., Causton, C. E., Dekoninck, W., & Hendrickx, F. (2024) The ants of the Galápagos Islands (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): a historical overview, checklist, and identification key. ZooKeys, 1191, 151.
- Herrera, H. W., Baert, L., Dekoninck, W., Causton, C. E., Sevilla, C. R., Pozo, P., & Hendrickx, F. (2020) Distribution and habitat preferences of Galápagos ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Belgian Journal of Entomology 93: 1–60.
- Pacheco, J. Herrera, H.W. & Mackay, W. (2007) A new species of Thief Ant of the Genus Solenopsis from the Galápagos Islands (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 50(3): 1075-1086.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Solenopsis gnoma", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6944. Accessed 22 April 2026.