Monomorium inquilinum

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Monomorium inquilinum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Monomorium
Species:
M. inquilinum
Binomial name
Monomorium inquilinum
DuBois, 1981

Monomorium inquilinum is a species of ant in the genus Monomorium . It is native to Mexico. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Monomorium inquilinum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T13712A4354093. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13712A4354093.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.