Monomorium venustum (F Smith)
Type location Syria (Myrmica
venustum, F Smith, 1858b: 126, worker; André, 1881b: 66, queen
& male).
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F
Smith's (1858b) description is at . André's (1881b) description is at and . Emery (1908h: 671) gave a description,
this is at . Santschi (1936a: 45) trying to unravel
the complexities of "salomonis" agreed with André that the salomonis
of Roger (1862) was M. venustum F Smith and not salomonis
Linnaeus.
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The
photomontage is of a syntype worker collated
from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0902221
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Egypt
Records - Menozzi (1929e: 125) reported a few workers, collected in
Sinai, at Wadi Feran, by F S Bodenheimer. The worker photographed by
Mostafa Sharaf seems to match the limited descriptions, notably the
alitrunk profile and deep metanotal groove.
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Monomorium venustum
B Taylor det.
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Egypt
M Sharaf
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1.iv.1998
Sinai
28°33' N
33°56' E
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Wadi Sahab
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1
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Monomorium venustum
B Taylor det. |
Egypt
A Shepherd
Blank R
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2010
Sinai
28°33' N
33°56' E
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St Katherine protectorate
around the town of St Katherine, in mountains above 1500m
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2
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Monomorium venustum
B Taylor det. |
Egypt
O Norfolk
06
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2010
Sinai
28°33' N
33°56' E
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St Katherine protectorate
Pitfall trap in wadi garden
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2
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The photomontage is of a worker from Egypt, Wadi Sahab;
collector Mostafa Sharaf.
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The photomontage is of a
worker from Egypt, Sinai, St Katerhine's; collector Olivia Norfolk (06).
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The photomontage is of a worker from Egypt, Sinai, St
Katerhine's; collector Amy Shepherd (Blank R)
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