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Monomorium metoecus
| Monomorium metoecus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Monomorium minimum) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Monomorium |
| Species: | Monomorium metoecus Brown & Wilson, 1957 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Monomorium minimum.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- metoecus. Monomorium metoecus Brown & Wilson, 1957b: 239, fig. 1 (q.) U.S.A. Wilson & Brown, 1958: 33 (w.). Junior synonym of minimum: Brown, in Ettershank, 1966: 90.
References
- Brown, W. L., Jr.; Wilson, E. O. 1957b. A new parasitic ant of the genus Monomorium from Alabama, with a consideration of the status of genus Epixenus Emery. Entomol. News 68: 239-246. (page 239, fig. 1 queen described)
- Ettershank, G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171 (page 90, Junior synonym of minimum)
- Wilson, E. O.; Brown, W. L., Jr. 1958a. The worker caste of the parasitic ant Monomorium metoecus Brown and Wilson, with notes on behavior. Entomol. News 69: 33-38. (page 33, worker described)