Monomorium laeve

This species is occasionally a minor pest, coming indoors after food (Clark 1924).

Identification
Heterick (2009) - A yellow ant whose workers range in appearance from very small and compact (mainly northern Australia) with small, oval eyes to small- medium and gracile with large, rather elongate eyes (mainly the wetter south-west). Many workers with intermediate features connect the two extremes.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  laeve. Monomorium laeve Mayr, 1876: 101 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Heterick, 2001: 404 (q.m.). Combination in M. (Mitara): Emery, 1913b: 261; in M. (Lampromyrmex): Emery, 1922e: 184. Senior synonym of broomense, ilia, lamingtonensis: Heterick, 2001: 404.
 * ilia. Monomorium (Martia) ilia Forel, 1907h: 277 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA. Forel, 1910b: 30 (q.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1973a: 30 (l.). Combination in M. (Lampromyrmex): Emery, 1922e: 184. Junior synonym of laeve: Heterick, 2001: 404.
 * broomense. Monomorium (Mitara) laeve r. broomense Forel, 1915b: 74 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Raised to species: Taylor & Brown, D.R. 1985: 70. Junior synonym of laeve: Heterick, 2001: 404.
 * lamingtonensis. Monomorium (Mitara) ilia var. lamingtonensis Forel, 1915b: 73 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in M. (Lampromyrmex): Emery, 1922e: 184. Subspecies of ilium: Taylor & Brown, D.R. 1985: 71. Junior synonym of laeve: Heterick, 2001: 404.