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Monomorium effractor
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Monomorium |
| Species: | M. effractor |
| Binomial name | |
| Monomorium effractor Bolton, 1987
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A parasite known from a few individuals found long ago. It has been not collected in over 100 years.
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: India (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
| Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
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Estimated Abundance
| Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
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Biology
This species is a parasite of Monomorium indicum.
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- wroughtoni. Wheeleriella wroughtoni Forel, 1910a: 7 (q.m.) INDIA (Maharashtra).
- Type-material: syntype queens, syntype males (numbers not stated).
- Type-locality: India: Poona (= Pune), 24.v.1890 (R. Wroughton), Poona, 7.iv.1891 (R. Wroughton).
- Type-depositories: BMNH, MHNG.
- [Junior secondary homonym of Monomorium wroughtoni Forel, 1902c: 209.] Combination in Monomorium: Ettershank, 1966: 93.
- Status as species: Forel, 1911i: 221 (footnote); Emery, 1922e: 187; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 173; Ettershank, 1966: 93; Kutter, 1968b: 203.
- Replacement name: Monomorium effractor Bolton, 1987: 292.
- effractor. Monomorium effractor Bolton, 1987: 292.
- Replacement name for Wheeleriella wroughtoni Forel, 1910a: 7. [Junior secondary homonym of Monomorium wroughtoni Forel, 1902c: 209.]
- Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 261; Bharti, Guénard, et al. 2016: 39.
- Distribution: India.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Type Material
Bolton (1987) - Syntype females, males, India: Poona, 24.v.1890, and 7.iv.1891 (R. Wroughton) (The Natural History Museum; Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève) [examined]. (Junior secondary homonym of Monomorium wroughtoni Forel, 1902: 209.)
References
- Bolton, B. 1987. A review of the Solenopsis genus-group and revision of Afrotropical Monomorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology. 54: 263-452.. (page 292, Replacement name for Wheeleriella wroughtoni)
- Forel, A. 1902c. Myrmicinae nouveaux de l'Inde et de Ceylan. Rev. Suisse Zool. 10: 165-249 (page 209, primary homonym)
- Forel, A. 1910a. Glanures myrmécologiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 54: 6-32 (page 7, [Junior secondary homonym of Monomorium wroughtoni Forel, 1902c: 209.])