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 | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Genus: | Monomorium |
Species: | M. boltoni
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Binomial name | |
Monomorium boltoni Espadaler & Agosti, 1987
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References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
External links
editWikispecies has information related to Monomorium boltoni.
- Monomorium boltoni - Antweb, accessed April 2013