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Monomorium estherae
| Monomorium estherae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Monomorium madecassum) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Monomorium |
| Species: | Monomorium estherae Weber, 1943 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Monomorium madecassum.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- estherae. Monomorium (Monomorium) estherae Weber, 1943c: 361, pl. 15, fig. 18 (w.) SUDAN. Junior synonym of leopoldinum: Bolton, 1987: 397; of madecassum: Heterick, 2006: 128.
References
- Bolton, B. 1987. A review of the Solenopsis genus-group and revision of Afrotropical Monomorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 54: 263-452 (page 397, Junior synonym of leopoldinum)
- Weber, N. A. 1943d. The ants of the Imatong Mountains, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
93: 263-389 (page 361, pl. 15, fig. 18 worker described)