The Ants of Africa
Genus Monomorium
Monomorium hanneli Forel

hanneli-group; guineense-complex

Monomorium hanneli Forel

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Kenya (Monomorium Hanneli n. sp., Forel, 1907a: 18, worker) Mto-ya-kifaru, Katona - see below
junior synonyms
moestum (Monomorium moestum n. sp., Santschi, 1914b: 74, illustrated, worker; synonymy by Bolton, 1987: 426) from Kenya, Naivasha, 1.xii.1911 - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0010827
valtinum (Monomorium valtinum sp. n., Bolton, 1987: 428, not illustrated, worker, holotype plus five paratypes; new synonymy Heterick, 2006: 153) from Kenya, Kilifi District, 29.x.1977, Mahnert & Perret - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0101568.
Worker only described (see Bolton, 1995) .


{Monomorium hanneli}Forel's (1907a) description is at {original description}. Santschi's (1914b) description of moestum is at {original description}. Santschi (1937d) gave a note with a more accurate illustration of moestum, this is at {original description}. Bolton's modern description (1987) is at {original description}. Bolton's description (1987) of valtinum is at {original description}. Heterick's re-description (2006) is at {original description}.

WORKER - TL 2.4-2.8 mm (Bolton, 1987: 426, not illustrated).


{Monomorium hanneli}The photomontage of the type is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0010764

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