Monomorium boltoni

Monomorium boltoni is a species of insects of the family Formicidae, the ants. The species is endemic to Cape Verde, where it is restricted to the island of São Nicolau.[1] The species was first described in 1987.[2]

Monomorium boltoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Monomorium
Species:
M. boltoni
Binomial name
Monomorium boltoni
Espadaler & Agosti, 1987

References

  1. Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 98
  2. Espadaler, X. & D. Agosti. 1987: Monomorium boltoni n. sp. from São Nicolau (Cape Verde Islands) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 60: 295–299.



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