Monomorium silvestrii

This species may belong to the genus Syllophopsis rather than Monomorium (Bolton, unpublished).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Vietnam.

Nomenclature

 * . Monomorium silvestrii Wheeler, W.M. 1927h: 87, fig. 2 (w.) VIETNAM.
 * Type-material: 9 syntype workers.
 * Type-locality: 6 syntypes Vietnam (“Indochina”): Yen Bay (F. Silvestri), 3 other syntypes Vietnam: Van Phu (F. Silvestri).
 * Type-depository: MCZC.
 * [Note: this may be a Syllophopsis species.]
 * Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 167; Ettershank, 1966: 92; Bolton, 1995b: 267.
 * Distribution; Vietnam.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
 * Eguchi K.; Bui T. V.; Yamane S. 2011. Generic synopsis of the Formicidae of Vietnam (Insecta: Hymenoptera), part I  Myrmicinae and Pseudomyrmecinae. Zootaxa 2878: 1-61.
 * Ogata K. 2005. Asian ant inventory and international networks. Report on Insect inventory Project in Tropic Asia TAIIV: 145-170.