Monomorium salomonis didonis

Monomorium salomonis didonis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Monomorium
Species:	M. salomonis
Subspecies:	M. salomonis didonis
Trinomial name
Monomorium salomonis didonis Santschi, 1921

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 36.816667° to 27.033333°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Tunisia (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.

• didonis. Monomorium (Xeromyrmex) salomonis var. didonis Santschi, 1921b: 425 (w.) TUNISIA, ALGERIA, MOROCCO.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-localities: Tunisia: Kairouan (F. Santschi); Tunisia: Sousse (F. Santschi), Tunisia: Tunis (F. Santschi).
• [Note (i): other syntypes would include those mentioned by Santschi only as, “Algérie et Maroc: Très commune”; omitted here because of lack of data. (ii) Santschi, 1936a: 55, has “Tunisia: Kairouan, worker, queen, male (types) (Santschi)”; only workers are mentioned in the original description.]
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Santschi, 1921e: 168 (q.m.).
  • Subspecies of salomonis: Santschi, 1921e: 168; Kutter, 1928: 66; Santschi, 1929c: 100; Menozzi, 1934: 160; Santschi, 1934f: 167; Finzi, 1936: 177; Santschi, 1936a: 54; Bernard, 1945: 133; Bernard, 1948: 145; Bernard, 1953a: 162; Délye, 1960: 261; Ettershank, 1966: 88; Cagniant, 1970a: 418; Bolton, 1995b: 261.
  • Distribution: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.

References

• Santschi, F. 1921b. Notes sur les fourmis paléarctiques. I. Quelques fourmis du nord de l'Afrique et des Canaries. Mem. R. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat., Tomo del Cincuentenario: 424-436 (page 425, worker described)
• Santschi, F. 1921e. Nouvelles fourmis paléarctiques. 3ème. note. Bol. R. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 21: 165-170 (page 168, queen, male described)
• Santschi, F. 1936a. Étude sur les fourmis du genre Monomorium Mayr. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 16: 32-64 (page 54, Stirps of salomonis)