Monomorium fasciatum

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Monomorium fasciatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Solenopsidini
Genus: Monomorium
Species: M. fasciatum
Binomial name
Monomorium fasciatum
Santschi, 1920

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Identification

A member of the M. schultzei complex in the M. monomorium species group.

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Kenya (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.
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Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.
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Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • fasciatum. Monomorium fasciatum Santschi, 1920b: 10, fig. 1c-e (w.) TANZANIA.
    • Type-material: holotype worker.
    • [Note: holotype mostly missing, only the gaster remains on the mount.]
    • Type-locality: Tanzania: Kilimanjaro (Reichensperger).
    • Type-depository: NHMB.
    • Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 863; Ettershank, 1966: 89; Bolton, 1987: 388 (nomen dubium); Bolton, 1995b: 261.
    • Distribution: Tanzania.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Bolton (1987) - Dr Cesare Baroni Urbani (NHMB) informs me that only the gaster of the holotype worker remains on the mount. From Santschi's original description and figures fasciatum undoubtedly belongs to the schultzei-complex and further belongs with those members of the complex in which the propodeal spiracle is relatively large. In East Africa these include Monomorium arboreum, Monomorium crawleyi and Monomorium kineti. However, none of these three match Santschi's description and figures sufficiently well to confirm an identity, and fasciatum must remain as a nomen dubium.

Description

Type Material

Bolton (1987) - Holotype worker, Kenya: Kilimanjaro (Reichensperger) (Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel) [not seen].

References