Monomorium phoenicum

Nothing is known about the biology of .

Identification
Collingwood and Agosti (1996) - This species resembles Monomorium subopacum from the Mediterranean area but differs in the impressed propodeal furrow and the denser head sculpture.

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

Nomenclature

 *  phoenicum. Monomorium (Xeromyrmex) subopacum var. phoenicum Santschi, 1927d: 242 (w.q.) LEBANON. [First available use of Monomorium salomonis subsp. subopacum var. phoenicia Emery, 1908h: 677; unavailable name.] Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1916: 170 (m.). Raised to species: Collingwood, 1985: 272. See also: Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a: 55; Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 353.

Description
Collingwood and Agosti (1996) - Mean HW 0.642; CI 77.8; SI 118.7; EL/HW 0.275.

The clypeus is emarginate. The antennal scape just reaches the occipital border. The head is comparatively long with gently curved sides and a weakly emarginate occipital border. The alitrunk is high with the promesonotal dorsum curving to the shallow mesopropodeal break. The propodeum has the dorsal face rounding steeply into the declivous face. The propodeal furrow is always distinct with raised margins. There are some subcephalic hairs, one pair on the petiole, one pair on the postpetiole and a few scattered hairs on the gaster. The whole body is densely punctate. The colour varies in different populations from reddish to various shades of brown.

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