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An Online Catalog of the Ants of the World
by Barry Bolton
Catalog
›
Formicidae
›
Myrmicinae
›
Solenopsidini
›
Monomorium
›
Monomorium exiguum
Monomorium
exiguum
Forel, 1894
valid
Monomorium exiguum
Forel, 1894b
: 85 (w.) ETHIOPIA. Afrotropic.
Primary type information:
Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of
Heterick, 2006
: 116). Type-locality: lectotype Ethiopia (“Südabessinien”): Shoa, 3 (
A. Ilg
). Type-depository:
MHNG
. Type-specimen: lectotype
CASENT0101870
.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 1 paralectotype worker. Paratype-locality: same as for lectotype. Paratype-depository:
MHNG
. Paratype-specimen: paralectotype
CASENT0101853
.
Lectotype designation:
Heterick, 2006
: 116.
Heterick, 2006
: 118 (q.m.).
Combination in
Monomorium (Martia)
:
Forel, 1913i
: 351.
Combination in
†
Monomorium (Lampromyrmex)
:
Wheeler, 1922
: 876.
Status as species:
Forel, 1913i
: 351;
Arnold, 1916
: 238;
Emery, 1922c
: 184;
Wheeler, 1922
: 876;
Finzi, 1939a
: 165;
Bernard, 1950c
: 290;
Ettershank, 1966
: 89;
Bolton, 1987
: 388 (redescription);
Bolton, 1995b
: 261;
Gómez & Espadaler, 2006
: 227;
Heterick, 2006
: 115 (redescription);
El-Hawagry
et al.
, 2013
: 73 (in key);
Hita Garcia
et al.
, 2013
: 212;
Sharaf
et al.
, 2015
: 52;
Lebas
et al.
, 2016
: 302;
Sharaf
et al.
, 2017
: 27;
Sharaf
et al.
, 2018
: 12 (redescription);
Sharaf
et al.
, 2018
: 25;
Sharaf
et al.
, 2022
: 61.
Senior synonym of
Monomorium baushare
:
Sharaf
et al.
, 2017
: 27;
Sharaf
et al.
, 2018
: 12.
Senior synonym of
Monomorium exiguum bulawayensis
:
Bolton, 1987
: 388;
Bolton, 1995b
: 261;
Heterick, 2006
: 115;
Sharaf
et al.
, 2018
: 12.
Senior synonym of
Monomorium desertorum
:
Sharaf
et al.
, 2015
: 52;
Sharaf
et al.
, 2018
: 12.
Senior synonym of
Monomorium dryhimi
:
Sharaf
et al.
, 2018
: 12.
Senior synonym of
Monomorium faurei
:
Bolton, 1987
: 388;
Bolton, 1995b
: 261;
Heterick, 2006
: 116;
Sharaf
et al.
, 2018
: 12.
Senior synonym of
Monomorium exiguum flavescens
:
Bolton, 1987
: 388;
Bolton, 1995b
: 261;
Heterick, 2006
: 116;
Sharaf
et al.
, 2018
: 12.
Senior synonym of
Monomorium minutissimum
:
Heterick, 2006
: 116;
Sharaf
et al.
, 2018
: 12.
Senior synonym of
Monomorium montanum
:
Sharaf
et al.
, 2018
: 12.
Senior synonym of
Monomorium qarahe
:
Sharaf
et al.
, 2017
: 27;
Sharaf
et al.
, 2018
: 12.
Junior synonyms
Monomorium baushare
Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
Monomorium desertorum
Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
Monomorium dryhimi
Aldawood & Sharaf, 2011
Monomorium exiguum bulawayensis
Forel, 1913
Monomorium exiguum flavescens
Forel, 1916
Monomorium faurei
Santschi, 1915
Monomorium minutissimum
Santschi, 1937
Monomorium montanum
Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
Monomorium qarahe
Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
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1916.
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1950c.
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1987.
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1995b.
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2013.
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PDF
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1922c.
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Solenopsis
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1939a.
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PDF
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PDF
Gómez, K.
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PDF
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2006.
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Monomorium
Mayr, 1855 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
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PDF
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;
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;
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2018.
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;
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;
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;
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;
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2015.
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Monomorium
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;
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