Monomorium falcatum

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 falcatum

Name

Monomorium falcatum (McAreavey, 1949)

Holotype: Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia. ANIC (Canberra): worker 32-015735.

Paratypes:

• Bogan River, New South Wales. ANIC (Canberra): 1 worker, 1 male (missing head).
• Bogan River, New South Wales. MV (Melbourne): 2 workers.
• Nyngan, New South Wales. MCZ (Cambridge): 6 workers.

Synonyms

• Schizopelta falcata McAreavey, 1949: 15, figs. 42-47 (w.q.m.)
• Chelaner falcatum Ettershank, 1966: 96
• Monomorium falcatum Taylor, 1987b: 2; Heterick, 2001: 380

References

• McAreavey, J.J. 1949: Australian Formicidae. New genera and species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 74: 1–25. PDF
• 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.