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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Afrotropical Region: Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eastern Africa, Estuaire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gauteng, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kakamega, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Middle Africa, Nigeria, Ogooué-Maritime, Pwani, Sangha-Mbaéré, South, South Africa, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Tshopo, Uganda, Western, Woleu-Ntem, Zimbabwe
Indomalaya Region: Asia
Malagasy Region: Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Juan de Nova Island, Madagascar, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara
Palearctic Region: Al Bahah, Ar Riyad, Balearic Islands, Europe, Macaronesia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Southern Europe, Spain, United Arab Emirates, Western Asia, Yemen

Distribution Notes:

Reference for Kenya if not type: Bolton 1987

Notes:

Caste of types: (w)

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 71 times found in tropical dry forest, 17 times found in gallery forest, 19 times found in spiny forest/thicket, 1 times found in Dry forest on sandy soil, 17 times found in coastal lowland rainforest, 16 times found in rainforest, 16 times found in spiny bush, 10 times found in Uapaca woodland, 5 times found in grassland, 5 times found in tropical dry forest on tsingy, ...

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 94 times sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), 10 times ex soil, 6 times under stone, 10 times ex rotten log, 10 times forest margin along road, 3 times soil, 4 times sifted litter, 4 times leaf litter, 4 times elephant path, 2 times pitfall trap, 2 times undergrowth, low canopy in forest, ...

Collected most commonly using these methods: 49 times Malaise trap, 51 times MW 50 sample transect, 5m, 10 times MW 25 sample transect, 5m, 2 times 10 MaxiWinks, mixed samples, 19 times Malaise, 12 times MW 20 sample transect, 10m, 15 times MW 20 sample transect, 5m, 13 times pitfall trap, PF 50 traps, 11 cm dbh with water, soap, formalin, nonlinear placement, 2 times MW 20 sample transect, 3 times 9 maxi winks, 1 times water traps, ...

Elevations: collected from 5 - 2000 meters, 446 meters average

Type specimens: Lectotype of Monomorium exiguum: casent0101870; Lectotype of Monomorium exiguum flavescens: casent0101592; Lectotype of Monomorium faurei: casent0010878; Lectotype of Monomorium minutissimum: casent0010880; paralectotype of Monomorium exiguum: casent0101853; paralectotype of Monomorium exiguum flavescens: casent0101586, casent0101743; paralectotype of Monomorium faurei: casent0010879; syntype of Monomorium baushare: casent0906343; syntype of Monomorium exiguum bulawayensis: casent0902267; syntype of Monomorium qarahe: casent0906344; syntype of Monomorium faurei: casent0904589; type of Monomorium (Mitara) exiguum r. flavescens: focol1750

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