A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Author
Ward, P. S.
text
Zootaxa
2005
936
1
68
journal article
39107
10.5281/zenodo.171144
7b235ee0-db22-4606-8a01-05936f594932
171144
Genus
Monomorium
Mayr
California appears to have a single indigenous species of this genus,
M. ergatogyna
, a groundnesting species which is widely but patchily distributed throughout the state except at high elevations. The reasons for treating
M. wheelerorum
as a junior synonym have been discussed above (under “Taxonomic Changes”). The introduced Pharaoh’s ant,
M. pharaonis
(Linnaeus)
, is a frequent pest in buildings in urban California. A second introduced species, similar to
M. pharaonis
but with a more elongate head and more shagreened sculpture, has been collected once in the state (images and locality information on AntWeb).
Species identification: keys in
Wheeler and Wheeler (
1986g
)
. Additional references:
Adams and Traniello (1981)
,
Andersen
et al.
(1991)
,
Berndt and Eichler (1987)
,
Bolton (1987)
,
DuBois (1986
,
2000
), Fernández (2005),
Heterick (2001)
,
Jones
et al
. (1982a
,
1982b
),
Knight and Rust (1990)
.