The Ants of Africa
Genus Monomorium
Monomorium paternum Bolton

boerorum-complex

Monomorium paternum Bolton

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location South Africa (as Monomorium oscaris r springvalense var paterna, Forel, 1914d: 248; raised to species, Bolton, 1987: 405, illustrated, worker) Table Mountain, G Arnold .

{Monomorium paternum}Forel's (1914d) description is at {original description}. Arnold (1916: 231) gave a translation, this is at {original description}. Bolton's modern description (1987) is at {original description}.

WORKER - TL 2.3 mm

Monomorium paternumThe photomontage of the type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0908710

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