Monomorium castaneum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Formicoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Formicoidea

Familia: Formicidae
Subfamilia: Myrmicinae
Tribus: Solenopsidini
Genus: Monomorium
Species: Monomorium castaneum

Name

Monomorium castaneum Heterick, 2001: 398, fig. 36 (w.q.)

Holotype: 8km W Warwick, Queensland, Australia. ANIC (Canberra): worker (32-015725).

Paratypes: 7km NW Morgan, South Australia. ANIC (Canberra): 1 worker. Trundle, New South Wales. ANIC (Canberra): 6 workers (1 missing head), 2 queens.

References

• Heterick, B.E. 2001: Revision of the Australian ants of the genus Monomorium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy, 15: 353–459.
• 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.
• Fernández, F. 2007: Two new South American species of Monomorium Mayr with taxonomic notes on the genus. Pages 128-145 in Snelling, Fisher & Ward. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Homage to E.O. Wilson - 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 80 pp.