Definition of Monomorium minimum

1. Noun. Tiny glossy black ant; nests outdoors but invades houses for food.

Exact synonyms: Little Black Ant
Generic synonyms: Ant, Emmet, Pismire
Group relationships: Genus Monomorium, Monomorium

Lexicographical Neighbors of Monomorium Minimum

Monnet
Monnow
Monocanthidae
Monocanthus
Monoceros
Monochamus
Monocotyledonae
Monocotyledones
Monod
Monod-Wyman-Changeux model
Monodon
Monodon monoceros
Monodontidae
Monom
Monomorium
Monomorium minimum
Monomorium pharaonis
Monongahela
Monongahela River
Mononychus olecranus
Monophysite
Monophysites
Monophysitic
Monophysitism
Monopoly
Monopoly money
Monostoma
Monothelete
Monotheletes

Literary usage of Monomorium minimum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1913)
"monomorium minimum Buckley. Under the bark of a willow log on March 12, 1911, an enormous colony was uncovered. This embraced practically the entire upper ..."

2. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"The Little Black Ant, (monomorium minimum Buckley,) is larger and darker in color, being about three-sixteenths of FIG. 572.—The Little Red an inch in ..."

3. Class Book of Economic Entomology: With Special Reference to the Economic by William Lochhead (1919)
"The little black ant (monomorium minimum): a, male; 6, pupa; c, female; d, same with wings; e, worker; /, larva; g, eggs; group of workers in line of march ..."

4. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1904)
"ver found them nesting with monomorium minimum, though this pecies is very common in the same localities, I believe, with Forel, ..."

5. The Review of Applied Entomology by Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, Imperial Bureau of Entomology (1916)
"Four native and one imported species of garden and lawn ants have become house pests, notably monomorium minimum, Buckley, and Lasius niger, ..."

6. Applied Entomology; an Introductory Text-book of Insects in Their Relations by Henry Torsey Fernald (1921)
"Little Black Ant (monomorium minimum Em.): a, male; 6, pupa; c, female; d, winged female; e, worker;/, larva; g, eggs; workers in line of march below. ..."

7. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1916)
"... monomorium minimum. The sexual or winged forms of the following species of ants were seen during the months of April and May. ..."

8. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1913)
"monomorium minimum Buckley. Under the bark of a willow log on March 12, 1911, an enormous colony was uncovered. This embraced practically the entire upper ..."

9. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"The Little Black Ant, (monomorium minimum Buckley,) is larger and darker in color, being about three-sixteenths of FIG. 572.—The Little Red an inch in ..."

10. Class Book of Economic Entomology: With Special Reference to the Economic by William Lochhead (1919)
"The little black ant (monomorium minimum): a, male; 6, pupa; c, female; d, same with wings; e, worker; /, larva; g, eggs; group of workers in line of march ..."

11. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1904)
"ver found them nesting with monomorium minimum, though this pecies is very common in the same localities, I believe, with Forel, ..."

12. The Review of Applied Entomology by Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, Imperial Bureau of Entomology (1916)
"Four native and one imported species of garden and lawn ants have become house pests, notably monomorium minimum, Buckley, and Lasius niger, ..."

13. Applied Entomology; an Introductory Text-book of Insects in Their Relations by Henry Torsey Fernald (1921)
"Little Black Ant (monomorium minimum Em.): a, male; 6, pupa; c, female; d, winged female; e, worker;/, larva; g, eggs; workers in line of march below. ..."

14. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1916)
"... monomorium minimum. The sexual or winged forms of the following species of ants were seen during the months of April and May. ..."

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