Monomorium santschii

Monomorium santschii is a species of ant that is native to Tunisia. The most famous species in the genus Monomorium is the highly invasive pharaoh ant, Monomorium pharaonis.

Monomorium santschii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Monomorium
Species:
M. santschii
Binomial name
Monomorium santschii
(Forel, 1905)
Synonyms

Wheeleriella adulatrix Santschi, 1913
Wheeleriella santschii insidiosa Santschi, 1926
Wheeleriella santschii rufescens Santschi, 1926

It is a parasitic ant that has no worker caste. The queen enters the colony of a different species and, probably by employing a pheromone, she forces the host workers to kill their queen. She then uses these workers as slaves to bring up her own offspring.

References

  1. Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Monomorium santschii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T13715A4354217. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13715A4354217.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.


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