Monomorium venustum

Nothing is known about the biology of .

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 based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Saudi Arabia. Palaearctic Region: Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Syrian Arab Republic.

Nomenclature

 *  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.

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.