Monomorium buxtoni

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Monomorium buxtoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Solenopsidini
Genus: Monomorium
Species group: salomonis
Species: M. buxtoni
Binomial name
Monomorium buxtoni
Crawley, 1920

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Specimen Labels

Nothing is known about the biology of Monomorium buxtoni.

Identification

Collingwood and Agosti (1996) - There are 1-2 pairs of long hairs on the pronotum, two pairs each on the petiole and postpetiole and there are several hairs on the gaster and on the ventral head. The general colour is medium reddish brown. The propodeal furrow is distinct; the petiole is wider than long in dorsal view. The general appearance is more robust than in Monomorium abeillei, the eyes are somewhat smaller and the antennal scapes are longer.

Distribution

Collingwood and Agosti (1996) - This species was recorded from Kuwait and is known from Iraq and Iran but no recent Arabian specimens have been recognised in the present collections.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
Palaearctic Region: Iraq (type locality), Kuwait.

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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

Castes

Nomenclature

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

  • buxtoni. Monomorium buxtoni Crawley, 1920a: 165, pl. 5, fig. 1 (w.) IRAQ.
    • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
    • Type-locality: Iraq (“Mesopotamia”): Kumait, 1918 (P.A. Buxton).
    • Type-depository: OXUM.
    • Status as species: Santschi, 1936a: 37; Ettershank, 1966: 88; Bolton, 1995b: 260; Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 343; Collingwood, et al. 2011: 433; Borowiec, L. 2014: 117.
    • Distribution: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, 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

Collingwood and Agosti (1996) - TL 3.2-3.4; HL 0.753; HW 0.59-0.61; SL 0.62-0.64; CI 78-83; SI 101-103; EL/HW 0.24-0.25.

References

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: 405–474