Monomorium punctipectore

Monomorium punctipectore
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Monomorium
Species:	M. punctipectore
Binomial name
Monomorium punctipectore Zhou, 2001

Nothing is known about the biology of Monomorium punctipectore.

Identification

Zhou (2001) - Allied to Monomorium destructor (=Trichomyrmex destructor), but can be distinguished from the latter by its anterior clypeal border truncate, mesopluron and metapleuron densely reticulate, and postpetiole broader than petiole.

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.

• punctipectore. Monomorium punctipectoris Zhou, 2001b: 115, 234, figs. 206, 207 (w.) CHINA (Guangxi).
  • Type-material: holotype worker, 11 paratype workers.
  • Type-locality: holotype China: Guangxi, Beihai City, 20.v.1996 (S. Zhou); paratypes: 6 workers with same data, 5 workers Guangxi, Hepu County, 21.v.1996 (S. Zhou).
  • Type-depository: GNUC.
  • Status as species: Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 46.
  • Distribution: China.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

Worker

Holotype: TL 2.3, HL 0.62, HW 0.51, CI 82, SL 0.45, SI 88, PW 0.28, AL 0.62, ED 0.09.

Head rectangular, longer than broad, with straight sides and broadly shallowly concave occipital border. Mandible with 4 teeth. Anterior clypeal border truncate in the middle. Antennal scapes not reaching occipital border. Eyes situated in front of the midlength of the sides of head. Dorsum of pronotum and mesonotum convex, promesonotal suture venish; mesopropodeal suture deeply impressed; propodeum low, oblique backward, apex of the basal face convex laterally, concave in the middle; declivity truncate,, con: junction between them bluntly angular. Petiolar node high, with short peduncle, anterior face and posterior face oblique, roundly convex at tip; postpetiole rounded, slightly broader than petiole in dorsal view. Gaster longitudinally oval, anterior border straight.

Mandibles with fine longitudinal striations; head, promesonotum, petiole, postpetiole and gaster smooth and shining; mesopleuron and metapleuron densely reticulate; propodeum with fine transverse striations.

Erect hairs and pubescence sparse. Antennal scapes and hind tibia without erect hair.

Color yellowish brown, antennae and legs lighter, apical -2/3 of gaster dark brown.

Paratypes 13: TL 2.0~2.4, HL 0.55~0.67; HW 0.42~0.58, CI 76~86, SL 0.41~0.51, SI 87~97, PW 0.27~0.34, AL 0.60~0.72, ED 0.08~0.10.

Type Material

Holotype worker, Beihai City, Guangxi, 20.V.1996, Shanyi Zhou leg. Paratypes: 6 workers, data as holotype; 5 workers, Hepu County, Guangxi, 21.V.1996, Shanyi Zhou leg.

References

• Zhou, S. 2001. Ants of Guangxi. Guilin, China: Guangxi Normal University Press. 255 pp.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Guénard B., and R. R. Dunn. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1-77.
• Huang Jian-hua, Zhou Shan-yi. 2007. A checklist of family Formicidae of China - Myrmicinae (Part II) (Insecta: Hymenoptera). Journal of Guangxi Normal University : Natural Science Edition 25(1): 91-99.