Monomorium salomonis zanoni

Monomorium salomonis zanoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Monomorium
Species:	M. salomonis
Subspecies:	M. salomonis zanoni
Trinomial name
Monomorium salomonis zanoni Santschi, 1927

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 33.920556° to 30.583333°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Libya (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.

• zanoni. Monomorium (Xeromyrmex) subopacum var. zanoni Santschi, 1927d: 242.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype queen.
  • Type-localities: Libya: Cyrenaica, Coefia (= Kuwayfia) (F. Silvestri), Libya: Cyrenaica, Fuchat (Zanon).
  • Type-depository: MSNG.
  • [First available use of Monomorium salomonis subsp. subopacum var. zanoni Emery, 1924a: 9 (w.q.) LIBYA; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
  • Santschi, 1927d: 242 (m.).
  • As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Santschi, 1936a: 51; Finzi, 1940: 160; Ettershank, 1966: 93.
  • Subspecies of subopacum: Santschi, 1930a: 67; Menozzi, 1934: 155.
  • Subspecies of salomonis: Menozzi, 1940: 268; Bolton, 1995b: 268.
  • Distribution: Algeria, Libya.

References

• Emery, C. 1924a. Formiche della Cirenaica raccolte dal Dott. Enrico Festa e dal Prof. Filippo Silvestri. Boll. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 56: 6-11 (page 9, [First available use of Monomorium salomonis subsp. subopacum var. zanoni Emery, 1924a: 9; unavailable name.])
• Menozzi, C. 1940a. Contributo alla fauna della Tripolitania. Boll. Lab. Zool. Gen. Agrar. Fac. Agrar. Portici 31: 244-273 (page 268, Variety of salomonis)
• Santschi, F. 1927e. Révision myrmécologique. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 67: 240-248 (page 242, worker, queen described, male described)