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SUBFAMILY MYRMICINAE - Genus Monomorium Mayr - species descriptions
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Monomorium venustum (F Smith)

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Syria (Myrmica venustum, F Smith, 1858b: 126, worker; André, 1881b: 66, queen & male).


{Monomorium venustum}F Smith's (1858b) description is at {original description}. André's (1881b) description is at {original description} and {original description}. Emery (1908h: 671) gave a description, this is at {original description}. Santschi (1936a: 45) trying to unravel the complexities of "salomonis" agreed with André that the salomonis of Roger (1862) was M. venustum F Smith and not salomonis Linnaeus.


Monomorium venustumThe photomontage is of a syntype worker collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0902221


{Monomorium ? venustum}Egypt Records - Menozzi (1929e: 125) reported a few workers, collected in Sinai, at Wadi Feran, by F S Bodenheimer. The worker photographed by Mostafa Sharaf seems to match the limited descriptions, notably the alitrunk profile and deep metanotal groove.


Oxford University Museum specimens

Monomorium venustum
B Taylor det.

Egypt
M Sharaf


1.iv.1998
Sinai
28°33' N
33°56' E
Wadi Sahab
1
{album}
Monomorium venustum
B Taylor det.
Egypt
A Shepherd
Blank R

2010
Sinai
28°33' N
33°56' E
St Katherine protectorate around the town of St Katherine, in mountains above 1500m
2
{album}
Monomorium venustum
B Taylor det.
Egypt
O Norfolk
06
2010
Sinai
28°33' N
33°56' E
St Katherine protectorate
Pitfall trap in wadi garden

2
{album}

{Monomorium ? venustum}The photomontage is of a worker from Egypt, Wadi Sahab; collector Mostafa Sharaf.


{Monomorium ? venustum}The photomontage is of a worker from Egypt, Sinai, St Katerhine's; collector Olivia Norfolk (06).


{Monomorium venustum}The photomontage is of a worker from Egypt, Sinai, St Katerhine's; collector Amy Shepherd (Blank R)

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