Monomorium Mayr
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.171144 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6268890 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9E2AA724-FFF7-FFF4-FEBF-FDFBC6DFFBA3 |
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Genus Monomorium Mayr View in CoL
California appears to have a single indigenous species of this genus, M. ergatogyna , a groundnesting species which is widely but patchily distributed throughout the state except at high elevations. The reasons for treating M. wheelerorum as a junior synonym have been discussed above (under “Taxonomic Changes”). The introduced Pharaoh’s ant, M. pharaonis (Linnaeus) , is a frequent pest in buildings in urban California. A second introduced species, similar to M. pharaonis but with a more elongate head and more shagreened sculpture, has been collected once in the state (images and locality information on AntWeb).
Species identification: keys in Wheeler and Wheeler (1986g). Additional references: Adams and Traniello (1981), Andersen et al. (1991), Berndt and Eichler (1987), Bolton (1987), DuBois (1986, 2000), Fernández (2005), Heterick (2001), Jones et al. (1982a, 1982b), Knight and Rust (1990).
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