Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868)

Cedric A. Collingwood, Donat Agosti, Mostafa R. Sharaf & Antonius van Harten, 2011, Order Hymenoptera, family Formicidae, Arthropod fauna of the UAE 4, pp. 1-70 : 11

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.1168586

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6193566

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1A4C094D-3707-FFDC-ED69-A12E19E1EDD7

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868)
status

 

Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868) View in CoL Plates 24–26 View Plates 24–26

Specimens examined: Al-Ain, 13.iii.2005, CAC.

Distribution: The ‘Argentine ant’ came originally from Argentina, but this invasive species now has a global distribution, occurring especially in Mediterranean-type ecosystems. In the Arabian Peninsula first recorded from the UAE (al-Ain) by Collingwood, Tigar & Agosti (1997). Also reported from Yemen.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Linepithema

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