This species was described under the genus Phacota and transferred to Monomorium by Ettershank1. In its revision, Bolton2 speculates that M.  read more »

1. 1. Ettershank G .  1966.  A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton. Australian Journal of Zoology. 14(1):73-171.
2. 2. Bolton B .  1987.  A review of the solenopsis genus-group and revision of afrotropical Monomorium Mayr. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology. 54(3):263-452.

The description of this species is based on the finding on a single specimen in Málaga (SE Spain), and citing dr.  read more »

Following the criteria adopted by Bolton1, the species cited in the Iberian peninsula can be grouped as:  read more »

1. 1. Bolton B .  1987.  A review of the solenopsis genus-group and revision of afrotropical Monomorium Mayr. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology. 54(3):263-452.

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