New synonyms of two Arabian ants of the genus Monomorium Mayr, 1855 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

By

Sharaf, Mostafa
Collingwood, C. A.
Al Dhafer, Hathal
Al Mutairi, Mohammed
Aldawood, Abdulrahman Saad

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

505

Pages

51-58

Subjects

Arabian Peninsula , Middle East , new designation , Saudi Arabia , synonymy , taxonomy , United Arab Emirates

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.505.9441

 

Abstract

Synonymy of two Arabian Monomorium Mayr, 1855 species is proposed: M. exiguum Forel, 1894 = M. desertorum Collingwood & Agosti, 1996, syn. n.; M. subopacum Smith, 1858 = M. mintiribe Collingwood & Agosti, 1996, syn. n. A lectotype for M. venustum Smith, 1858 is designated. Information on nesting habits of M. exiguum and M. venustum in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are provided for the first time. Recently collected records for M. exiguum, M. subopacum, and M. venustum from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates are listed.