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Monomorium denticulatum
Monomorium denticulatum is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is endemic to Argentina. Like M. bidentatum it was first described from Valdivia, Chile.
Description
Workers are 3 mm long, yellowish red, with brown head, petiole and abdomen. Females are 4 mm long and brownish black, with only the most distal tarsal elements and the tip of the abdomen reddish yellow.
References
(1887): Sudamerikanische Formiciden. Verhandlungen der k.k. Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 37: 511-632. PDF
(2007): Two new South American species of Monomorium Mayr with taxonomic notes on the genus. In: Snelling, R. R., B. L. Fisher, and P. S. Ward (eds). Advances in ant systematics : homage to E. O. Wilson 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80: 128-145. PDF
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