Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Alternative combination: Attopsis superba

Synonym: Attopsis extensa Förster 1891

Full reference: B. Förster. 1891. Die Insekten der "Plattigen Steinmergels" von Brunstatt. Abhandlungen zur Geologischen Specialkarte von Elsass-Lothringen, Band 3 1:335-593

Belongs to Solenopsis according to B. Bolton 2012

Sister taxa: Solenopsis alena, Solenopsis blanda, Solenopsis foersteri, Solenopsis maxima, Solenopsis moesta, Solenopsis privata, Solenopsis valida

Type specimens:

• Solenopsis superba: Its type locality is Brunstatt, horizon d3, which is in an Oligocene lacustrine - large marl in France
• Attopsis extensa: Its type locality is Brunstatt, horizon d4, which is in an Oligocene lacustrine - large marl in France.

Ecology:

Average measurements (in mm): body 8.31 x 1.83, forewing 11.1 x 3.4, hindwing 6.07 x 2.10