Monomorium hanaqe

Nothing is known about the biology of .

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates. Palaearctic Region: Oman.

Nomenclature

 * . Monomorium hanaqe Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 347, fig. 18 (w.) SAUDI ARABIA, YEMEN.
 * Type-material: holotype worker, paratype workers (number not stated), 1 paratype queen.
 * Type-locality: holotype Saudi Arabia: Wadi Hanaq, 22°49’N, 39°22’E, 31.i.1985 (W. Büttiker); paratypes: workers with same data, workers Saudi Arabia: Abu Arish, 2.iv.1983 (C.A. Collingwood), workers Yemen: Wadi Surdud, 29.xii.1991 (A. van Harten).
 * Type-depository: unknown (possibly in WMLC, possibly in NHMB if Büttiker material was returned).
 * Status as species: Collingwood, et al. 2011: 433; Borowiec, L. 2014: 119.
 * Distribution: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

Worker
Holotype: TL 3.10; HL 0.71; HW 0.53; SL 0.59; EL/HW 0.304; CI 74; SI 113. Paratype queen: TL 6.5; HW 0.84; SL 0.72; EL 0.32.

The head is nearly rectangular with almost straight sides but rounded occipital corners. The mesopropodeal break is distinct but scarcely interrupts the dorsal outline. The petiole is moderately high but narrow in dorsal view, not wider than the postpetiole. There is one pair of hairs on the propodeum, one pair on the petiole, two pairs on the postpetiole and the gaster has some scattered hairs. The head and alitrunk have dense punctulate sculpture but the gaster is somewhat shining with superficial reticulate sculpture. The head and alitrunk are dull red and the gaster is brown not black. This species is distinguished by the duller red colour, the relatively long scapes which reach the occiput and the large eyes. The single associated paratype queen has more dense sculpture, more body hairs and a higher cone-shaped petiole.

Type Material
Holotype: 9, Saudi Arabia, Wadi Hanaq, 22°49'N 39°22'E, 31.I.l985, W. Buttiker. - Paratypes: Saudi Arabia: 1 queen, workers, same series as holotype; workers, Abu Arish, 2.1V.1983, CA. Collingwood. - Yemen: workers, Wadi Surdud, 29.XII.1991, A. van Harten.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
 * Collingwood C. A., D. Agosti, M. R. Sharaf, A. Van Harten, 2011. Order Hymenoptera, family Formicidae. Arthropod Fauna of the UAE 4: 405-474
 * Collingwood C.A., D.Agosti, M.R. Sharaf, and A. van Harten. 2011. Order Hymenoptera, family Formicidae. Arthropod fauna of the UAE, 4: 405474
 * Collingwood, C. A. and D. Agosti. 1996. Formicidae (Insects: Hymenoptera) of Saudi Arabia (Part 2) Fauna of Saudi Arabia 15: 300-385.