Monomorium denticulatum

Monomorium denticulatum

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Genus:	Monomorium
Species:	M. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future A vulnerable species is a Species which is likely to become endangered unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction improve Arthropods are Animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, " Joint " Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described Hymenoptera is one of the larger orders of Insects comprising the sawflies, Wasps Bees and Ants The name refers to Ants are social Insects of the family Formicidae and along with the related families of Wasps and Bees belong to the order Myrmicinae is a Subfamily of Ants.The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. Monomorium is one of the most species-rich genera of Ants with about 300 species denticulatum

Binomial name

Monomorium denticulatum
Mayr, 1887

Synonyms

Notomyrmex denticulatum
Nothidris denticulatus
Antichthonidris denticulatus
Antichthonidris denticulata

Monomorium denticulatum is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Gustav L Mayr ( 12 October 1830, Vienna - 14 July 1908 Vienna was an Austrian Entomologist and Professor In Scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different Scientific names used for a single Taxon. Ants are social Insects of the family Formicidae and along with the related families of Wasps and Bees belong to the order Myrmicinae is a Subfamily of Ants.The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. It is endemic to Argentina. Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Like M. bidentatum it was first described from Valdivia, Chile. Monomorium bidentatum is a species of Ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Valdivia is a city and commune in southern Chile administered by the Municipality of Valdivia ^[1]

Description

Workers are 3 mm long, yellowish red, with brown head, petiole and abdomen. In Vertebrates such as Mammals the abdomen (belly constitutes the part of the body between the Thorax (chest and Pelvis. Females are 4 mm long and brownish black, with only the most distal tarsal elements and the tip of the abdomen reddish yellow. ^[1]

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b Mayr 1887: 614-616

References

Mayr, Gustav L. (1887): Südamerikanische Formiciden. Verhandlungen der k. k. Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 37: 511-632. PDF
Fernández, F. (2007): Two new South American species of Monomorium Mayr with taxonomic notes on the genus. In: Snelling, R. R. , B. L. Fisher, and P. S. Ward (eds). Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E. O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80: 128-145. PDF

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