The Ants of Africa
Genus Monomorium
Monomorium boerorum Forel

boerorum-complex

Monomorium boerorum Forel

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location South Africa (Monomorium minutum Mayr, var. boerorum n. var., Forel, 1910e: 442, worker & 430, queen; raised to species, Bolton, 1987) Orange, Wroughton
worker & queen only described (see Bolton, 1995) .

{Monomorium boerorum}Forel's (1910e) description is at {original description}. Arnold (1916: 218) gave a translation, regarding it as a minutum variety, this is at {original description}. Santschi (1926b) gave an illustration (right). Bolton's modern description (1987) is at {original description}.

{Monomorium boerorum}WORKER - TL 1.9-2.0 mm (in Bolton, 1987: 381, illustrated).

{Monomorium boerorum}The photomontage of the type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0908704.

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