Monomorium atomum aharonii

Monomorium atomum aharonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Monomorium
Species:	M. atomum
Subspecies:	M. atomum aharonii
Trinomial name
Monomorium atomum aharonii Menozzi, 1933

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 32.033333° to 32.033333°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Israel (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.

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.

Nomenclature

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

• aharonii. Monomorium (Lampromyrmex) atomus var. aharonii Emery, 1922e: 183.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Israel (“Palestine”): Rehobot, nr Jaffa (= Tel Aviv-Yafo) (Aharoni).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • [First available use of Monomorium (Martia) atomus r. mictilis var. aharonii Forel, 1913d: 438 (w.) ISRAEL; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
  • Subspecies of atomum: Menozzi, 1933b: 64 (in key); Ettershank, 1966: 87; Bolton, 1995b: 259; Vonshak, et al. 2009: 43.
  • Distribution: Israel.

References

• Forel, A. 1913d. Fourmis de la faune méditerranéenne récoltées par MM. U. et J. Sahlberg. Rev. Suisse Zool. 21: 427-438 (page 438, First available use of Monomorium (Martia) atomus r. mictilis var. aharonii; unavailable name.)
• Menozzi, C. 1933b. Le formiche della Palestina. Memorie della Societa Entomologica Italiana 12: 49-113 (page 64, worker described)