Listed as "unknown species" under the List of the Ants of Israel by Drs. Gary D. Alpert and Jean-Jacques Itshak. Some changes to the list are due to Mr. Armin Ionescu.  read more »

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 »

Raised to species: Cagniant, 2006:197 1

1. 1. Cagniant H .  2006.  Liste actualisee des fourmis du Maroc (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).. Myrmecologische Nachrichten. 8:193-200.

The genus Cardiocondyla treated as a possible pest to the island