Monomorium mayri Forel

Type location India (Monomorium gracillimum Smith v.Mayri n. var., Forel, 1902c: 209; Wheeler, 1923b: 3, male, reported without description)
junior synonym karawajewi (Monomorium destructor r gracillimum var karawajewi, Forel, 1913d: 437) from Sudan, Khartoum, Karavaiev
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Forel's (1902c) description is at . Forel's (1913d) description of karawajewi is at . Santschi (1936a) gave an illustrated description of karawajewi, this is at . Bolton's modern description (1987) is at

WORKER - TL 1.5-1.8 mm; diagnosis as in key; colour dark-brown; otherwise similar to Monomorium destructor (in Bolton, 1987: 326, illustrated, alitrunk profile).

Bolton (1987) lists African findings from Mali, Niger & Sudan.

Nigeria specimen (Monomorium species A (F998), Taylor, 1980a: 31). WORKER. TL 2.18 mm, HL 0.53, HW 0.47, SL 0.39, PW 0.26

Colour brown, gaster darker, unsculptured, shiny. Appendages yellow. Erect hairs moderately long but relatively sparse. Has a minute triangular subpetiolar tooth. SI = 83.

The illustrated specimen was labelled "from cocoa" at CRIN (B. Bolton). I did not find this variant at CRIN and only saw the single sized specimen which is illustrated.

The photomontage of the holotype worker from India is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0249904

The photomontage of the karawajewi type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0908753

Oxford University Museum specimens

Monomorium mayri B Taylor det.	Egypt M Sharaf	27.viii.2003 Taifa 31°21' N 30°56' E	Kafr Sheik	1
Monomorium mayri B Taylor det.	Egypt M Sharaf	12.v.2003 Shrinkash Mansurah 31°10' N 31°35' E		1
Monomorium mayri B Taylor det.	Sudan Z Mahmoud 2009-55	Port Sudan 19.57° N 37.27° E	hand collected	1
Monomorium mayri B Taylor det.	Sudan Awatif Omer 42	2012 Old Halfa city 21°47' N 31°22'  E	minor worker	1
Monomorium mayri B Taylor det.	Sudan Awatif Omer 2013.02.34	2013 Abu Hijar 12˚52' N 34˚0' E	minor workers	2
Monomorium mayri B Taylor det.	Qatar M Sharaf	14.iii.2005		1

The photomontage is of a worker from Egypt, Taifa, Kafr Sheik, E 31°21' N 30°56'; 27.viii.2003, collector Mostafa Sharaf.

The photomontage is of a worker collected in Sudan, Port Sudan ; collector Zuheir Mahmoud (Sudan 55).

The photomontage is of a minor worker collected in Sudan, Old Halfa City; collector Awatif Omer (2012 42)