Monomorium niloticoides

Monomorium niloticoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Monomorium
Species:	M. niloticoides
Binomial name
Monomorium niloticoides Forel, 1910

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Israel (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.

• niloticoides. Monomorium venustum var. niloticoides Forel, 1910a: 6 (w.) ISRAEL.
  • Type-material: holotype (?) worker.
  • [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
  • Type-locality: Israel (“Palestine”): Jerusalem (E. Schmitz).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Subspecies of venustum: Emery, 1922e: 179; Finzi, 1930c: 23; Menozzi, 1933b: 65 (in key); Ettershank, 1966: 91.
  • Subspecies of niloticum: Santschi, 1936a: 37; Bolton, 1995b: 265; Vonshak, et al. 2009: 43.
  • Status as species: Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, 2014: 135.
  • Distribution: Israel, Lebanon

References

• Forel, A. 1910a. Glanures myrmécologiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 54: 6-32 (page 6, worker described)
• Santschi, F. 1936a. Étude sur les fourmis du genre Monomorium Mayr. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 16: 32-64 (page 37, Stirps of niloticum)