Monomorium trake Bolton

Type location Ghana (Bolton, 1987: 417, not illustrated) collected at Aburi (P.M. Room, 22.iii.1969), holotype plus 3 paratype workers . Later found, ten workers, in primary forest leaf litter at Mankrang Forest Reserve and Bobiri, by Belshaw & Bolton (1994b) .

Bolton's description (1987) is at .

WORKER - TL 1.6 mm; eye small outer ring encircling only two ommatidia; colour uniform yellow, except for apex of first gastral tergite which has a transverse brown band (Bolton, 1987).

The photomontage is of the holotype worker collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0902266

Oxford University Museum specimens

Monomorium trake B Taylor det.	Benin J-F Vayssieres RVA 2938	14.ix.2012 Korobourou 09°22'13'' N 02°40'16'' E	Mangifera indica orchard Quadrat 4, tube 9, variété: ? Ground nesting	3
Monomorium trake B Taylor det.	Benin J-F Vayssieres RVA 3091.7	20.iii.2011 Tchatchou 09°05'57.3'' N 02°34'27.4'' E	Mangifera indica hand collected	1
Monomorium trake B Taylor det.	Benin J-F Vayssieres RVA 3105.3	5.ii.2013 Koro 09°22'21'' N 02°40'13'' E	Mangifera indica hand collected	1

The photomontage is of a specimen from Ghana, collected by S Sky Stephens, 2006, and in her personal collection. Somewhat darker than indicated by Bolton but the short petiole subtended by a distinct bulge seems characteristic. Other images can be seen in the folder at

The photomontage is of a worker from Benin, Korobouro; collector J-F Vayssieres (RVA2938).

The photomontage is of a worker from Benin, Tchatchou; collector J-F Vayssieres (RVA 3091).