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Monomorium acutinode
| Monomorium acutinode | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Monomorium |
| Species group: | salomonis |
| Species: | M. acutinode |
| Binomial name | |
| Monomorium acutinode Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
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Nothing is known about the biology of Monomorium acutinode.
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 28.5° to 28.5°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Iran, Oman (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
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
Castes
Images from AntWeb
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| Syntype of Monomorium acutinode. Worker. Specimen code casent0913547. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- acutinode. Monomorium acutinode Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 341, fig. 14 (w.q.) OMAN.
- Type-material: holotype worker, 1 paratype worker, 1 paratype queen.
- Type-locality: holotype Oman: Qarn al-Alam, 31.v.1989 (M.D. Gallagher); paratypes with same data.
- Type-depository: unknown (possibly in WMLC, possibly in OMHN if Gallagher material has been retained there).
- Status as species: Collingwood, et al. 2011: 432; Borowiec, L. 2014: 114.
- Distribution: Oman, United Arab Emirates.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Holotype: HL 0.91; HW 0.76; SL 0.82; EL 0.25; CI 83.8; SI 107.
The head of this species is more rectangular than in the other members of this group. The petiole is a high cone in profile 0.28-0.29 mm and narrow in dorsal view, 0.21 mm. The head and ali trunk are less sculptured than in Monomorium areniphilum but the main difference is the high, relatively narrow petiole.
Queen
The queen has a high, sharply angled petiole which, unlike in the other species, is almost smooth with very faint sculpture and the dorsum is emarginate. The M. areniphilum queen also has a high node but it is much more sculptured with a smoothly rounded crest.
Type Material
Holotype: queen, Oman, Qarn al-Alam, 31.V.1989, M.D. Gallagher.-Paratypes: 1 worker, 1 queen, same series as holotype.
References
- Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Collingwood, C. A. and D. Agosti. 1996. Formicidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of Saudi Arabia (part 2). Fauna Saudi Arabia. 15:300-385. ((page 341, fig. 14 worker, queen described)
- Collingwood, C.A., Agosti, D., Sharaf, M.R., van Harten, A. 2011. Order Hymenoptera, family Formicidae. Arthropod fauna of the UAE 4: 405-474.
- Sharaf, M.R., Mohamed, A.A., Boudinot, B.E., Wetterer, J.K., Hita Garcia, F., Al Dhafer, H.M., Aldawood, A.S. 2021. Monomorium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Arabian Peninsula with description of two new species, M. heggyi sp. n. and M. khalidi sp. n. PeerJ 9, e10726. (doi:10.7717/peerj.10726).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Collingwood C. A., D. Agosti, M. R. Sharaf, A. Van Harten, 2011. Order Hymenoptera, family Formicidae. Arthropod Fauna of the UAE 4: 405-474
- Collingwood C.A., D.Agosti, M.R. Sharaf, and A. van Harten. 2011. Order Hymenoptera, family Formicidae. Arthropod fauna of the UAE, 4: 405474
- Collingwood, C. A., and Donat Agosti. "Formicidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of Saudi Arabia (Part 2)." Fauna of Saudi Arabia 15 (1996): 300-385.
- Mohammadi S., M. S. Mossadegh, and M. Esfandiari. 2012. Eight ants species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) new for the fauna of Iran. Mun. Ent. Zool. 7(2): 847-851.
- Sharaf M. R., B. L. Fisher, H. M. Al Dhafer, A. Polaszek, and A. S. Aldawood. 2018. Additions to the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Oman: an updated list, new records and a description of two new species. Asian Myrmecology 10: e010004