Monomorium venustum
| Monomorium venustum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Monomorium |
| Species: | M. venustum |
| Binomial name | |
| Monomorium venustum (Smith, F., 1858)
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Nothing is known about the biology of Monomorium venustum.
Contents
Identification
Collingwood and Agosti (1996) - This evenly red species has somewhat variable sculpture with a reticulostriate head, reticulate alitrunk and nodes and more superficially reticulate gaster. The general appearance is smoother and more brightly coloured than Monomorium areniphilum. The petiole is rounded in dorsal view and never wider than long. The intermediate funiculus segments are all slightly longer than wide. There are no subcephalic hairs or suberect dorsal pubescence. The petiole and postpetiole each have one pair of dorsal hairs and the first gastral tergite is bare.
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Saudi Arabia.
Palaearctic Region: Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Syrian Arab Republic.
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Biology
Castes
- The following images are provided by AntWeb
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue, a catalogue of the world's ants.
- venustum. Myrmica venusta Smith, F. 1858b: 126 (w.) SYRIA. André, 1881b: 66 (q.m.). Combination in Monomorium: Roger, 1863b: 32; in M. (Xeromyrmex): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 873.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Collingwood and Agosti (1996) - HL 0.85-1.10; HW 0.70-0.88; SL 0.75-0.95; EL/HW 0.28-0.33; CI 79-86; SI 106-118.
Type Material
- Lectotype (designated by Sharaf, Collingwood, et al., 2015: 55), worker, Syria, BMNH “E” 1015257, The Natural History Museum.
References
- André, E. 1881c. Catalogue raisonné des Formicides provenant du voyage en Orient de M. Abeille de Perrin et description des espèces nouvelles. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. (6)(1): 53-78 (page 66, queen, male described)
- Collingwood, C. A. and D. Agosti. 1996. Formicidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of Saudi Arabia (part 2). Fauna Saudi Arabia. 15:300-385.
- Roger, J. 1863b. Verzeichniss der Formiciden-Gattungen und Arten. Berl. Entomol. Z. 7(B Beilage: 1-65 (page 32, Combination in Monomorium)
- Sharaf, M.R., Collingwood, C.A., Al Dhafer, H.M., Al mutairi, M.S. & Aldawood, A.S. 2015. New synonyms of two Arabian ants of the genus Monomorium Mayr, 1855 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 505: 51–58. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.505.9441.
- Smith, F. 1858a. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 126, worker described)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 873, Combination in M. (Xeromyrmex))
