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Monomorium salomonis molestum
| Monomorium salomonis molestum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Monomorium |
| Species: | M. salomonis |
| Subspecies: | M. salomonis molestum |
| Trinomial name | |
| Monomorium salomonis molestum Santschi, 1936 | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Algeria (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. |
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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. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- molestum. Monomorium (Xeromyrmex) salomonis var. molestum Santschi, 1936c: 201.
- Type-material: syntype workers, syntype queens (numbers not stated).
- Type-locality: Algeria: Mascara (A. Cros).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- [First available use of Monomorium (Xeromyrmex) salomonis st. didonis var. molestum Santschi, 1936a: 55 (w.q.) ALGERIA, SPAIN (Balearic Is), MOROCCO, FRANCE; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
- As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Ettershank, 1966: 90.
- Subspecies of salomonis: Bolton, 1995b: 264.
- Distribution; Algeria, France, Morocco, Spain (Balearics).
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1936a. Étude sur les fourmis du genre Monomorium Mayr. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 16: 32-64 (page 55, First available use of Monomorium (Xeromyrmex) salomonis st. didonis var. molestum Santschi, 1936a: 55; unavailable name.])
- Santschi, F. 1936c. Liste et descriptions de fourmis du Maroc. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 16: 198-210 (page 201, worker, queen described)