Monomorium bidentatum

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Monomorium bidentatum
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Formicidae Subfamily: Myrmicinae Genus: Monomorium Species: M. bidentatum
Binomial name
Monomorium bidentatum Mayr, 1887
Synonyms
Notomyrmex bidentatum Nothidris bidentatus Antichthonidris bidentatus Antichthonidris bidentata

Monomorium bidentatum is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is endemic to Chile and Argentina^{[verification needed]}.

Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Taxonomy 4 Footnotes 5 References

[edit] Description

Workers are around 3.5 mm long. The general color is dark brown, with the mandibles, antennae and legs slightly lighter. Females are almost 4.5 mm long, but otherwise very similar to workers.^[1]

[edit] Distribution

M. bidentatum is found in Chile and Argentina^[2]. It was first described from Valdivia, Chile^[1].

[edit] Taxonomy

The genus Antichthonidris contained only two species, A. bidentata and A. denticulata^[3]. Both species were originally described by Gustav Mayr under genus Monomorium^[1]. However, Antichthonidris was synonimized with Monomoriumin 2001, so that this genus is no longer valid, and the two species are again known under their original name.

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• Mayr, Gustav L. (1887): Südamerikanische Formiciden. Verhandlungen der k.k. Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 37: 511-632. PDF
• Social Insects Specialist Group 1996. Antichthonidris bidentatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
• Fernández, F. (2007): Two new South American species of Monomorium Mayr with taxonomic notes on the genus. In: Snelling, R. R., B. L. Fisher, and P. S. Ward (eds). Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E. O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80: 128-145. PDF