The Ants of Africa
Genus Monomorium
Monomorium personatum Santschi

bicolor-complex

Monomorium personatum Santschi

return to key Type location Angola (Monomorium (Xeromyrmex) bicolor Em. stirps personatum n. st., Santschi, 1937d: 222, illustrated, worker) Kamba - see below
unavailable names
bimaculatum (Monomorium (Xeromyrmex) bicolor Em. stirps personatum Santschi v. bimaculatum n.v., Santschi, 1937d: 221) - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0913830
bimaculatoides (unnecessary replacement for bimaculatum, Ettershank, 1966: 87)
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{Monomorium personatum}Santschi's (1937d) descriptions are at {original description} and {original description}. Bolton's modern description (1987) is at {original description}.

WORKER - TL 3.2-3.4 mm (in Bolton, 1987: 356, not illustrated). Bolton wrote of the "dense gastral pilosity shown by personatum".  In neither the type specimen (below) nor that of bimaculatum, is that true.


Monomorium personatumThe photomontage of the type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0913829

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