Monomorium grassei
Monomorium grassei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
Genus: | Monomorium |
Species: | M. grassei |
Binomial name | |
Monomorium grassei (Tohmé, H. & Tohmé, G., 1980) |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Israel, Lebanon (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. |
Biology
Castes
Worker
Images from AntWeb
Syntype of Epixenus grassei. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0913765. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MNHN, Paris, France. |
Male
Images from AntWeb
Syntype of Epixenus grassei. Male (alate). Specimen code casent0913766. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MNHN, Paris, France. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- grassei. Epixenus grassei Tohmé, H. & Tohmé, G. 1980a: 1088, figs. 1-4 (w.q.m.) LEBANON.
- Type-material: 1100 syntype workers, 67 syntype queens, 112 syntype males.
- Type-locality: Lebanon: Turbol, central Bekaa, 23.x.1977 (Tohmé).
- Type-depository: MNHN (probably also in ULBL).
- Combination in Monomorium: Bolton, 1987: 292.
- Status as species: Bolton, 1987: 292; Bolton, 1995b: 262; Vonshak, et al. 2009: 43; Borowiec, L. 2014: 119; Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, 2014: 136.
- Distribution: Israel, Lebanon.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Type Material
Bolton (1987) - Syntype workers, females, males, Lebanon: Turbol, central Bekaa, 23.x.1977 (Tohme & Tohme) (Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle).
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 292, Combination in Monomorium)
- Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Tohmé, H.; Tohmé, G. 1980a [1979]. Le genre Epixenus Emery (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) et ses principaux représentants au Liban et en Syrie. Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Sect. A Zool. Biol. Écol. Anim. (4)1 1: 1087-1108 (page 1088, figs. 1-4 worker, queen, male described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- 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.
- Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Tohme G. 1996. Formicidae. Etude de la diversité biologique n° 4 . Ministère de lAgriculture à Beyrouth (Eds.). P85-87.
- Tohme G., and H. Tohme. 2014. Nouvelles liste des especes de fourmis du Liban (Hymenoptera, Formicoidea). Lebanese Science Journal 15(1): 133-141.
- Tohmé H., and G. Tohmé. 1980. Le genre Epixenus Emery (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) et ses principaux représentants au Liban et en Syrie. Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Sect. A Zool. Biol. Écol. Anim. (4)1 1: 1087-1108.
- Vonshak M., and A. Ionescu-Hirsch. 2009. A checklist of the ants of Israel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 39: 33-55.