Monomorium nitidiventre

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.