Monomorium hainanense

Monomorium hainanense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Monomorium
Species:	M. hainanense
Binomial name
Monomorium hainanense Wu, J. & Wang, C., 1995

Identification

This species is allied to Monomorium longi, but differs in the shape of the clypeus and pronotum, the larger eyes, and the darker colour on the gaster.

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: China (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.

Nomenclature

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

• hainanense. Monomorium hainanense Wu, J. & Wang, 1995: 89, figs. 121, 127 (w.) CHINA (Hainan).
  • Type-material: holotype worker, 2 paratype workers.
  • Type-locality: holotype China: Hainan Prov., Mt Jianfengling, 13.iii.1990 (M. Gu); paratypes with same data.
  • Type-depository: CAFB.
  • Distribution: China.

Type Material

• Holotype, worker, Mt. Jianfengling, Hainan Province, China, 13 March 1990, Gu Maobin, Chinese Academy of Forestry.
• Paratype, 2 workers, Mt. Jianfengling, Hainan Province, China, 13 March 1990, Gu Maobin, Chinese Academy of Forestry.

References

• Liu, C., Fischer, G., Hita Garcia, F., Yamane, S., Liu, Q., Peng, Y.Q., Economo, E.P., Guénard, B., Pierce, N.E. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains: a new altitudinal survey and updated checklist for Yunnan Province highlight an understudied insect biodiversity hotspot. ZooKeys 978, 1–171 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.978.55767).
• Wu, J., Wang, C. 1995. The ants of China. Beijing: China Forestry Publishing House, x + 214 pp.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Li Q., Y. Chen, S. Wang, Y. Zheng, Y. Zhu, and S. Wang. 2009. Diversity of ants in subtropical evergreen broadleaved forest in Pu'er City, Yunnan. Biodiversity Science 17(3): 233-239.
• Xu Z., Zeng G., Liu T.-Y. and He Y.-F. 1999. [A study on communities of Formicidae ants in different subtypes of vegetation in Xishuangbanna District of China.] Zoological Research 20: 118-125