Monomorium najrane

Monomorium najrane
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Monomorium harithe)
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Monomorium
Species:	Monomorium najrane Collingwood & Agosti, 1996 Specimen Labels

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Monomorium harithe.

Nomenclature

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

• najrane. Monomorium najrane Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 352 (w.) SAUDI ARABIA.
  • Type-material: holotype worker, paratype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: holotype Saudi Arabia: desert nr Najran, 17°32’N, 44°00’E, 10.iv.1983 (C.A. Collingwood); paratypes: workers with same data, workers Saudi Arabia: Hofuf desert area, 11.iv.1983 (C.A. Collingwood); workers Saudi Arabia: Al-Baix, 11.iv.1983 (C.A. Collingwood).
  • Type-depository: unknown (possibly in WMLC).
  • Status as species: Borowiec, L. 2014: 123.
  • Distribution: Saudi Arabia.

References

• Collingwood, C. A. and D. Agosti. 1996. Formicidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of Saudi Arabia (part 2). Fauna Saudi Arabia. 15:300-385. (page 352, worker described)
• Sharaf, M.R., Mohamed, A.A., Boudinot, B.E., Wetterer, J.K., Hita Garcia, F., Al Dhafer, H.M., Aldawood, A.S. 2021. Monomorium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Arabian Peninsula with description of two new species, M. heggyi sp. n. and M. khalidi sp. n. PeerJ 9, e10726. (doi:10.7717/peerj.10726).