Monomorium ellenarium sp. nov., a new inquilinous ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Monomorium monomorium group from Azerbaijan Republic

Abstract :

In this publication, a new ant species, Monomorium ellenarium sp. nov., is described based on material collected from several colonies, all found in a steppe near a beach between the areas of Shuvelyan and Dubendi settlements (Absheron Peninsula). This species, placed in the Monomorium monomorium species group, makes one of many much-needed contributions to the understudied myrmecophauna of Azerbaijan. The species also appears to be an inquiline of Cataglyphis nodus (Brullé, 1833).


Keyword :

Ants, Azerbaijan Republic, Formicidae, inquiline, Monomorium, new species


Author(s) : Shigayev, C., Snegovaya, N.
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Published Issue : 2022 Vol. 17 Number 2


2022 Vol. 17 Number 2