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Monomorium fasciatum
| Monomorium fasciatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Monomorium |
| Species: | M. fasciatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Monomorium fasciatum Santschi, 1920
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Identification
A member of the M. schultzei complex in the M. monomorium species group.
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Kenya (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. |
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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.
- fasciatum. Monomorium fasciatum Santschi, 1920b: 10, fig. 1c-e (w.) TANZANIA.
- Type-material: holotype worker.
- [Note: holotype mostly missing, only the gaster remains on the mount.]
- Type-locality: Tanzania: Kilimanjaro (Reichensperger).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 863; Ettershank, 1966: 89; Bolton, 1987: 388 (nomen dubium); Bolton, 1995b: 261.
- Distribution: Tanzania.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Bolton (1987) - Dr Cesare Baroni Urbani (NHMB) informs me that only the gaster of the holotype worker remains on the mount. From Santschi's original description and figures fasciatum undoubtedly belongs to the schultzei-complex and further belongs with those members of the complex in which the propodeal spiracle is relatively large. In East Africa these include Monomorium arboreum, Monomorium crawleyi and Monomorium kineti. However, none of these three match Santschi's description and figures sufficiently well to confirm an identity, and fasciatum must remain as a nomen dubium.
Description
Type Material
Bolton (1987) - Holotype worker, Kenya: Kilimanjaro (Reichensperger) (Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel) [not seen].
References
- Bolton, B. 1987. A review of the Solenopsis genus-group and revision of Afrotropical Monomorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology. 54: 263-452.. (page 388, see also)
- Santschi, F. 1920b. Formicides nouveaux du Gabon, du Congo, de la Rhodesia et du Natal. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 60: 6-17 (page 10, fig. 1 worker described)