Monomorium libanicum

Monomorium libanicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Monomorium
Species:	M. libanicum
Binomial name
Monomorium libanicum (Tohmé, H. & Tohmé, G., 1980) Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 30.53333333° to 30.43333333°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Lebanon (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

Check data from AntWeb

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.

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.

Biology

Association with Other Organisms

 Explore: Show all Associate data or Search these data. See also a list of all data tables or learn how data is managed.

• This species is a mutualist for the aphid Aphis fabae (a trophobiont) (Shiran et al., 2013; Saddiqui et al., 2019).
• This species is a mutualist for the aphid Aphis frangulae (a trophobiont) (Shiran et al., 2013; Saddiqui et al., 2019).

Castes

Images from AntWeb

Syntype of Epixenus libanicus. Worker. Specimen code casent0913770. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MNHN, Paris, France.

Syntype of Epixenus libanicus. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0913771. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MNHN, Paris, France.

Nomenclature

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

• libanicum. Epixenus libanicus Tohmé, H. & Tohmé, G. 1980a: 1103, figs. 8, 9 (w.q.) LEBANON.
  • Type-material: 143 syntype workers, 1 syntype queen.
  • Type-locality: Lebanon: Mt Liban, Laklouk, 1200 m., 6.iv.1966 (Tohmé).
  • Type-depository: MNHN (probably also in ULBL).
  • Combination in Monomorium: Bolton, 1987: 293.
  • Status as species: Bolton, 1987: 293; Bolton, 1995b: 263; Borowiec, L. 2014: 121; Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, 2014: 136.
  • Distribution: Lebanon.

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

Type Material

Bolton (1987) - Syntype workers, female, Lebanon: Mt Liban, Laklouk , 1200 m, 6.iv.1966 (Tohme & Tohme) (MNHN).

References

• Bolton, B. 1987. A review of the Solenopsis genus-group and revision of Afrotropical Monomorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology. 54: 263-452. (page 293, Combination in Monomorium)
• Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
• Shiran, E., Mossadegh, M.S., Esfandiari, M. 2013. Mutualistic ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) associated with aphids in central and southwestern parts of Iran. Journal of Crop Protection 2: 1-12.

• Siddiqui, J. A., Li, J., Zou, X., Bodlah, I., Huang, X. 2019. Meta-analysis of the global diversity and spatial patterns of aphid-ant mutualistic relationships. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 17: 5471-5524 (doi:10.15666/aeer/1703_54715524).
• Tohmé, H.; Tohmé, G. 1980a [1979]. Le genre Epixenus Emery (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) et ses principaux représentants au Liban et en Syrie. Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Sect. A Zool. Biol. Écol. Anim. (4)1 1: 1087-1108 (page 1103, figs. 8, 9 worker, queen described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.