Monomorium borlei Santschi

Type location Angola (Monomorium springvalense For. v. borlei n. v., Santschi, 1937d: 227, illustrated, worker; raised to species Bolton, 1987) - see below .

Santschi's (1937d) description is at . Bolton's modern description (1987) is at .

WORKER - TL 1.9-2.0 mm (in Bolton, 1987: 381, not illustrated).

The photomontage of the type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0913564.

The Antweb scale on scale on the head image give HL 0.59 mm, HW 0.48, SL 0.41. Bolton gave the size as HL 0.50-0.52, HW 0.40-0.41, SL 0.36-0.38. The body image scale gives TL ca 2.2 mm, PW 0.29; Bolton TL 1.9-2.0 mm, PW 0.25-0.26.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Monomorium boreli B Taylor det.	Congo Y Braet t-1-3	19.viii.2007 Brazzaville 4° 15' 33" S 15° 17' 5" E	24h pitfall trap; forest around the GERDIB laboratories; 317 m asl	1
Monomorium boreli B Taylor det.	Gabon Y Braet Gabon 223	27.vi-10.vii.2006 Pongara 00°34' N 09°19' E	Leaf litter, winkler funnel	1

The photomontage is of a worker from Congo, Brazzaville, 19.viii.2007; t 1.3; from 24h pitfall traps, collectors Yves Braet & Eric Zassi. ? too small to be borlei?

The photomontage is of a worker from Gabon, Pongara, collector Yves Braet (Gabon 223).