Monomorium gracillimum var. mayri Forel, 1902
Monomorium mayri
The ants (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Socotra Archipelago
Collingwood, C. A., Pohl, F., Güsten, R., Wranik, W., van Harten, A.
Fauna of Arabia
2004
20
473
495
4487N
Forel, 1902
Forel
1902
Insecta
Formicidae
Monomorium
Animalia
Hymenoptera
11
484
Arthropoda
species
mayri
Monomorium gracillimum var. mayri Forel, 1902. - Rev. Suisse Zool. 10: 209. (India). Monomorium mayri. - COLLINGWOOD & VAN HARTEN 1994: 39.
Specimensexamined: Yemen, Socotra Island:spms from Hadibo, 13-14.IV.1993, A. van Harten, CCC; spms from Nojid, 16.IV.1993, A. van Harten, CCC; spms from Wadi Daneghan, 04.X.1998, A. van Harten, CCC; spms from Hasaant, X.1998, W. Wranik, CWWR; spms from Diksam, X.1998, W. Wranik, CWWR; 1 ☿, Adho Dimello, base camp, 12°34'N 54°02'E, 940 m, 03.II.1999, H. Pohl, NHCY; spms from Hadibo, 04.II.2000, W. Wranik, CWWR; spms from Wadi Daneghan, 19.II.2000, W. Wranik, CWWR; 1 ☿, Goeeh, 12°32'N 54°10'E, 240 m, 23.X.2000, A. van Harten, NHCY; 1 ☿, Diksam, camp, 12°31N 53°57 E, 26-27.X.2000, A. van Harten, HLMD-Hym-2082; 1 ☿, Hadibo and immediate surroundings, 12°37N 54°01'E, 20.X.-01.XI.2000, H. Pohl, HLMD-Hym-2083. - Yemen, Samha Island: spms from coastal area, 15.II.1999, W. Wranik, CWWR.
Remarks: This species is distinguished from M. destructoronly by the evenly dark colour in all individuals. The Socotran samples are of single or few specimens, and a few individuals thus coloured are present in larger M. destructornest samples. It is hence possible that the M. mayrirecords from Socotra in fact refer to M. destructor, or even that these species are really synonymous. A study on more samples of different provenance will be necessary to clarify the situation. Records of M. mayrioriginate generally from the same geographical areas as those of M. destructor, though M. mayrihas been collected more commonly in the northern Ethiopian Region.
1224544539
1993-04-13
1993-04-14
1993-04-13
CCC
A. van Harten
Yemen
Hadibo
1
Socotra Island
1224544536
1993-04-16
CCC
A. van Harten
Yemen
Nojid
1
Socotra Island
1224544532
1998-10-04
CCC
A. van Harten
Yemen
Wadi Daneghan
1
Socotra Island
1224544540
1998-10
CWWR
W. Wranik
Yemen
Hasaant
1
Socotra Island
1224544535
1998-10
CWWR
W. Wranik
Yemen
Diksam
1
Socotra Island
1224544537
1999-02-03
NHCY
H. Pohl
Yemen
940 m
12.566667
Adho Dimello, base camp
1
54.033333
1
1
Socotra Island
1224544543
2000-02-04
CWWR
W. Wranik
Yemen
Hadibo
Hadibo
1
Socotra Island
1224544551
2000-02-19
CWWR
W. Wranik
Yemen
Wadi Daneghan
Wadi Daneghan
1
Socotra Island
1224544542
2000-10-23
NHCY
A. van Harten
Yemen
240 m
12.533334
Goeeh
1
54.166668
1
1
Socotra Island
1224544552
2000-10-26
2000-10-27
2000-10-26
A. van Harten
Yemen
Diksam, camp
HLMD-Hym- 2082
1
1
Socotra Island
1224544547
2000-10-20
2000-11-01
2000-10-20
H. Pohl
Yemen
Hadibo and immediate surroundings
54.016666
HLMD-Hym- 2083
1
1
Socotra Island
1224544545
1999-02-15
CWWR
W. Wranik
Yemen
Samha Island
1
Samha Island