Linepithema
Linepithema is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae.[2]
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| Linepithema humile (Argentine ant) worker from California | |
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| Genus: | Linepithema Mayr, 1866 |
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| Linepithema fuscum Mayr, 1866 | |
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| 20 species | |
Distribution
L. humile ants patrolling on a plant (Ficus sur) in South Africa, well outside their native range
Their native distribution rage from northern Mexico, east into the Caribbean, and south into northern Argentina. Two species have been spread around the world by human activities: L. iniquum and L. humile. The latter is better known as the Argentine ant, an invasive species with notable presence in Mediterranean climates. Linepithema species are found from sea level and up to 4,000 meters above sea level in the Andes.[3]
Species
- Linepithema anathema Wild, 2007
- Linepithema angulatum (Emery, 1894)
- Linepithema aztecoides Wild, 2007
- Linepithema cerradense Wild, 2007
- Linepithema cryptobioticum Wild, 2007
- Linepithema dispertitum (Forel, 1885)
- Linepithema flavescens (Wheeler & Mann, 1914)
- Linepithema fuscum Mayr, 1866
- Linepithema gallardoi (Brèthes, 1914)
- Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868)
- Linepithema inacatum Bolton, 1995
- Linepithema iniquum (Mayr, 1870)
- Linepithema keiteli (Forel, 1907)
- Linepithema leucomelas (Emery, 1894)
- Linepithema micans (Forel, 1908)
- Linepithema neotropicum Wild, 2007
- Linepithema oblongum (Santschi, 1929)
- Linepithema piliferum (Mayr, 1870)
- Linepithema pulex Wild, 2007
- Linepithema tsachila Wild, 2007
- Linepithema micans (Forel, 1908)
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References
- Bolton, B. (2014). "Linepithema". AntCat. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- "Genus: Linepithema". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- Wild, A. L. (2007). "Taxonomic revision of the ant genus Linepithema (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". University of California Publications in Entomology. 126: 1–151.
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