The Ants of Africa
Genus Monomorium
Monomorium delagoense (Forel)

subopacum-complex

{Monomorium delagoense lacrymans}

Monomorium delagoense (Forel)

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Mozambique (Monomorium salomonis r delagoense, Forel, 1894b: 87, worker; Forel, 1910e: 441, queen & male); junior synonyms grahamstownense (Forel, 1914d: 245) from South Africa, and lacrymans (Arnold, 1944: 15, illustrated, worker); all forms known (see Bolton, 1995) .

Forel's (1894b) description is at {original description}. Forel's (1910e) description of the queen and male is at {original description}. Forel's (1914d) description of grahamstownense is at {original description}. Arnold (1916: 330) gave a translation of both the type and grahamstownense, this is at {original description}. Arnold's (1944) description of lacrymans is at {original description}. Bolton's modern description (1987) is at {original description}.

WORKER - TL 3.1-3.9 mm (in Bolton, 1987: 341, not illustrated).

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