Monomorium brasiliense Forel 1908

Taxonomic History

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Monomorium minutum subsp. brasiliense Forel, 1908 PDF: 361 (w.) BRAZIL. Neotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Subspecies of Monomorium monomorium: Brandão, 1991 PDF: 357.Raised to species: Bolton, 1995b: 260.

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Diagnostic Description

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Monomorium minutum subsp. brasiliense Forel , 1908: 361 (w).

Monomorium monomorium subsp. brasiliense : Brandao, 1991: 357.

Monomorium brasiliense : Bolton, 1995: 260.

Bolton (1987) did not study the type of this species, nor the possibly corresponding native Monomorium material. The Monomorium native to South America are moderate to large in size; M. inusuale and M. delabiei are small but with HW greater than 0.60 mm. There is a possibility that M. brasiliense might in fact be a tramp species, erroneously described by Forel as a different (subspecific) taxon.

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bibliographic citation: Fernández, F., 2007, Two new South American species of Monomorium Mayr with taxonomic notes on the genus., Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, pp. 128-145, vol. 80
author: Fernández, F.

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