Monomorium andrei

Monomorium andrei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Monomorium
Species:	M. andrei
Binomial name
	Monomorium andrei; Saunders, E., 1890 Specimen Labels
Subspecies
	Monomorium andrei bernardi Ettershank, 1966; Monomorium andrei fur Forel, 1894; Monomorium andrei furunculum Emery, 1924;

This species is known in the western Mediterranean region: Algeria, Gibraltar, Spain (including Balearic Islands), and Lebanon (Borowiec, 2014; Tohmé & Tohmé, 2014). In Algeria, two subspecies can be distinguished: Monomorium andrei bernardi in Tassili and Monomorium andrei fur in Oran (Barech et al, 2017). In Morocco, the species was recently captured for the first time, in an oasis in the south of the country (Taheri, El Mahroussi, Reyes-López, Bennas & Brito, 2021). So far, it was only detected in human-disturbed areas and could be considered as an introduced species. In Marrakech, it was collected using the sifting leaf litter method and in Ksar El Kbeir by pitfall trap. (Taheri & Reyes-Lopez, 2023)

At a Glance

• Limited invasive

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 37.5903845° to 30.664444°.


North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Balearic Islands, Gibraltar (type locality), Iberian Peninsula, Spain.

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.

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.

Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

andrei. Monomorium andrei Saunders, E. 1890: 204 (w.) GIBRALTAR.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “several”).
- Type-locality: Gibraltar: (J.J. Walker).
- Type-depository: BMNH.
- Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 65; Wasmann, 1894: 162; Emery, 1908h: 682; Emery, 1922e: 171; Ceballos, 1956: 305; Ettershank, 1966: 87; Cagniant, 1970a: 418; Collingwood, 1978: 82 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 259; Gómez & Espadler, 2006: 227; Borowiec, L. 2014: 115 (see note in bibliography); Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, 2014: 136; Lebas, et al. 2016: 302.
- Distribution: Gibraltar, Spain.
- Current subspecies: nominal plus bernardi, fur, furunculum.

Description

References

Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 259, Revived from synonymy)
Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
Brown, W. L., Jr.; Wilson, E. O. 1957b. A new parasitic ant of the genus Monomorium from Alabama, with a consideration of the status of genus Epixenus Emery. Entomol. News 68: 239-246 (page 244, Replacement name: advena)
Catarineu, C., Barberá, G.G., Reyes-López, J.L. 2018. Zoogeography of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of southeastern Iberian Peninsula. Sociobiology 65, 383-396 (doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v65i3.2822).
Collingwood, C. A. 1978. A provisional list of Iberian Formicidae with a key to the worker caste (Hym. Aculeata). EOS. Rev. Esp. Entomol. 52: 65-95 (page 69, Junior synonym of minutum)
Emery, C. 1908g. Beiträge zur Monographie der Formiciden des paläarktischen Faunengebietes. (Hym.) Teil IV. Parasitische und Gast-Myrmicinen mit Ausnahme von Strongylognathus. Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1908: 549-558 (page 557, fig. 5 queen, male described)
Saunders, E. 1890. Aculeate Hymenoptera collected by J. J. Walker, Esq., R.N., F.L.S., at Gibraltar and in North Africa. (Part I - Heterogyna). Entomol. Mon. Mag. 26: 201-205 (page 204, worker described)
Siddiqui, J.A., Bamisile, B.S., Khan, M.M., Islam, W., Hafeez, M., Bodlah, I., Xu, Y. 2021. Impact of invasive ant species on native fauna across similar habitats under global environmental changes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28(39), 54362–54382 (doi:10.1007/s11356-021-15961-5).
Taheri, A., Reyes-Lopez, J.L. 2023. New and additional records for the ant fauna (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Morocco. Journal of the Entomological Research Society 25(1): 1-10 (doi:10.51963/jers.v25i1.1995).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

Arcos J., X. Espadaler, and C. Catarineu. 2013. New records of Temnothorax cristinae (Espadaler, 1997) from the south-east Iberian Peninsula and extension of its description. Iberomyrmex 5: 5-8.
Barech G., M. Khaldi, X. Espadaler, and H. Cagniant. 2017. The genus Monomorium Mayr, 1855 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Maghreb (North Africa): Identification key, redescription of Monomorium major Bernard, 1953 and new records from Algeria. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 61: 151-157.
Bernard F. 1953. Les fourmis du Tassili des Ajjer. Pp. 121-250 in: Bernard, F. (ed.) 1953. Mission scientifique au Tassili des Ajjer (1949). Volume I. Recherches zoologiques et médicales. Paris: P. Lechevalier, 302 pp.
Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
Dalla Torre, K. W.. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Vol. 7. Formicidae. Vol. 7. Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 1893.
Delye, G., and J. L. Bonaric. "Fourmis du sud Marocain." Etude de certains milieux du Maroc et de leux evolution recente RCP 249 (1973).
Emery, C.. "Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]." en Wytsman, P. "Genera Insectorum" 174B (1922): 95-206.
Forel, A. 1894. Les formicides de la province d'Oran (Algerie). Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 30: 1-45.
Reyes López, J. L., and G. Luque García. "Nuevas citas de Monomorium andrei Saunders, 1890 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) para la Península Ibérica y Baleares." Boletín de la Asociación Española de Entomología 27 (1-4) (2003): 221-222.
Tohme G., and H. Tohme. 2014. Nouvelles liste des especes de fourmis du Liban (Hymenoptera, Formicoidea). Lebanese Science Journal 15(1): 133-141.
Trigos Peral G., and J. Reyes Lopez. 2016. Ants as bioindicators for monitoring of urban green in the south of the Iberian Peninsula. Proposal of functional groups. Iberomyrmex 8: 37-38.