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Monomorium desertorum
| Monomorium desertorum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Monomorium exiguum) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Monomorium |
| Species: | Monomorium desertorum Collingwood & Agosti, 1996 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Monomorium exiguum.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- desertorum. Monomorium desertorum Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 344 (w.) SAUDI ARABIA. Junior synonym of exiguum: Sharaf, Collingwood, et al., 2015: 52.
References
- Collingwood, C. A.; Agosti, D. 1996. Formicidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of Saudi Arabia (part 2). Fauna Saudi Arab. 15: 300-385 (page 344, worker described)
- Sharaf, M.R., Collingwood, C.A., Al Dhafer, H.M., Al mutairi, M.S. & Aldawood, A.S. 2015. New synonyms of two Arabian ants of the genus Monomorium Mayr, 1855 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 505: 51–58. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.505.9441.