Monomorium pullulum Santschi - new status
 Type location Senegal
(Monomorium (Xeromyrmex) Salomonis L var pullula n.
var.,
Santschi, 1919b: 235, worker; also Monomorium
(Xeromyrmex) salomonis L. stirps pullulum, Santschi, 1934b: 33)
collected by
Claveau, worker only described (see Bolton, 1987, 1995) - see below.
Separated by us
from Monomorium
areniphilum.
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 Santschi's (1919b)
description is at  . Santschi's (1934b) further note on pullula
and description of lepineyi is at  . Bolton's modern description, under areniphilum
(1987: 336) is at  .
Clearly a north African Sahel savannah species, as it
ranges from Senegal to Egypt (Santschi, 1936a noted it as from French
Sudan, i.e. the Sahel countries).
Egypt records [possibly M. areniphilum]
- Santschi (1938a: 39) Wadi Hof, 3.iv.1914, var fezzanense -
worker specimens tending towards var zanoni; fezznanense
was keyed out by Santschi (1936a) as TL 3 mm, head and gaster shiny and
black.
Bolton (1987: 336) has Siwa, collector J. Omer-Cooper.
Sharaf list -
notes examined "Monomorium lepineyi" - Abu-Madi, Zaranik (North
Sinai), 6.v.2003 (5) (SHC) - this seems to be the specimen BT considers
as possibly bodenheimeri.
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 The
photomontage is of the holotype worker collated
from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0913555
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Sudan specimens - Worker description:
Very weakly dimorphic, the larger morph with a
relatively massive head; mandibles smooth; clypeus
narrowing sharply posteriorly and leading to narrow area between the
antennal carinae; pronotum highly domed with a steep anterior face;
propodeum without a longitudinal impression; petiole node moderately
high and with a broad apex in profile; head finely spiculate with
distinct minute hair pits
Major - TL ca 3.8 mm, HL 1.02, HW 0.82, CI 80-82, SL 0.83, SI 100, PW
0.69; eye
length 0.28-0.30 X HW. Note the exact colour match with the type
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Monomorium pullulum
B Taylor det. |
Egypt
M Sharaf
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7.xi.2001
Fayium
29°19' N
30°48' E
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Wadi Rayian
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1
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Monomorium pullulum
B Taylor det. |
Egypt
M Sharaf
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6.iii.2003
Zaranik
30°39' N
34°26' E
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Abumadi
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1
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Monomorium pullulum
B Taylor det. |
Egypt
M Sharaf |
4.v.2003
Zaranik
30°39' N
34°26' E
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Abumadi
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2
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 Major Worker
The
photomontage is of a major worker from Sudan, Blue Nile,
Khordonia, Damazine Plantation; collector Justin Mathews (JM 283).
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 Minor Worker
The
photomontage is of a minor worker from Sudan, Kordofan, El
Ain near
El Obeid; collector Justin Mathews (JM 072)
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 The
photomontage is of a worker from Egypt, Wadi Rayian, Fayium;
collector Mostafa Sharaf
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