Description
English: Profile view of ant Monomorium pharaonis specimen casent0173986.
Date 11 March 2008, 08:05:16
Source AntWeb.org http://www.antweb.org/bigPicture.do?name=casent0173986&number=1&shot=p
Author April Nobile
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monomorium_pharaonis_casent0173986_profile_1.jpg

The pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis) is a small (2 mm) yellow or light brown, almost transparent ant notorious for being a major indoor nuisance pest, especially in hospitals. The pharaoh ant, whose origins are unknown, has now been introduced to virtually every area of the world, including Europe, the Americas, Australasia and Southeast Asia. Order: Hymenoptera, Family: Formicidae, Subfamily: Myrmicinae, Tribe: Solenopsidini, Genus: Monomorium, Species: Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758).
Synonyms:
Formica pharaonis
Myrmica pharaonis