Monomorium nitidiventre

Besides a collection noting it was made on a beach, little is known about the biology of this species.

Identification
Bolton (1987) - A member of the M. bicolor complex in the M. salomonis species group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Kenya, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates. Palaearctic Region: Egypt, Greece, Iran, Kuwait.

Nomenclature

 *  nitidiventre. Monomorium bicolor subsp. nitidiventris Emery, 1893f: 256 (w.) EGYPT. Mayr, 1901b: 7 (q.); Karavaiev, 1911: 5 (m.). Combination in M. (Xeromyrmex): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 869. Subspecies of bicolor: Santschi, 1938a: 39; of subopacum: Santschi, 1927d: 245; Menozzi, 1932c: 94; Bernard, 1953a: 159; Hamann & Klemm, 1967: 413. Raised to species: Collingwood, 1985: 272. See also: Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1916: 171; Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 352.

Description
Collingwood and Agosti (1996) - HL 0.75-0.90; HW 0.67-0.91; SL 0.61-0.76; CI 89; SI 90.

The clypeus is widely emarginate. The propodeal furrow is exceptionally well defined with raised side margins. The alitrunk profile is flat with the mesopropodeal furrow distinct but shallow. There are no alitrunk hairs, one pair on the petiole, 1-2 pairs on the postpetiole and occasional hairs on the first gastral tergite. The head and alitrunk have dense reticulopunctate sculpture. The gaster is shining with superficial sculpture, black in whole or in part but well contrasted with the red head, alitrunk and nodes.