Biology:Brachyponera chinensis
| Brachyponera chinensis | |
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| Brachyponera chinensis worker from the United States | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Brachyponera |
| Species: | B. chinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachyponera chinensis (Emery, 1895)
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Brachyponera chinensis, the Asian needle ant, is a ponerine ant native to areas of Japan and Asia.[1] The species can also be found in the United States ,[2] where it is an adventive and possibly invasive species.[3] It is documented from Georgia, Kentucky,[4] North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, though unpublished records place it in Alabama and Tennessee .[5] Sightings have been confirmed as far north as Maryland.[6] The pest species is of growing concern due to ecological impacts on biodiversity[7] and medical risks to human health, via sting-induced anaphylaxis.[1] It prefers nesting in dark, damp areas in soil beneath stones, logs, stumps, and debris.[5]
The Asian needle ant and the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) have been battling for territory in the U.S.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mark P. Nelder; Eric S. Paysen; Patricia A. Zungoli; Eric P. Benson (2006). "Emergence of the introduced ant Pachycondyla chinensis (Formicidae: Ponerinae) as a public health threat in the southeastern United States". Journal of Medical Entomology 43 (5): 1094–1098. doi:10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[1094:EOTIAP2.0.CO;2]. PMID 17017251.
- ↑ Joe MacGown. "Ants (Formicidae) of the southeastern United States". Mississippi Entomological Museum. http://mississippientomologicalmuseum.org.msstate.edu/Researchtaxapages/Formicidaepages/genericpages/Pachycondyla.chinensis.htm. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ↑ Warren, R. J.; Candeias, M.; Lafferty, A.; Chick, L. D. (2020). "Regional-scale environmental resistance to non-native ant invasion". Biological Invasions 22 (2): 813–825. doi:10.1007/s10530-019-02133-3. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-019-02133-3.
- ↑ Pratt, Katie (June 10, 2020). "New stinging ant species could cause problems for Kentuckians". UKNow. http://news.ca.uky.edu/article/new-stinging-ant-species-could-cause-problems-kentuckians.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pat Zungoli. "Asian needle ant, Pachycondyla chinensis (Emery)". Household & Structural Urban Entomology. Clemson University. Archived from the original on 15 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110115054739/http://entweb.clemson.edu/urban/pachy.htm. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ↑ "Maryland Biodiversity Project - Asian Needle Ant (Brachyponera chinensis)". http://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/viewSpecies.php?species=18178.
- ↑ Benoit Guénard; Robert R. Dunn (2010). "A new (old), invasive ant in the hardwood forests of eastern North America and its potentially widespread impacts". PLoS ONE 5 (7): e11614. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011614. PMID 20657769. Bibcode: 2010PLoSO...511614G.
- ↑ Ants Misbehaving: Argentine and Asian Ants Battle for U.S. Dominance; "In a fierce battle for dominance, Asian needle ants are displacing other species and threatening U.S. ecosystems" May 5, 2013 Scientific American
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7122111 entry
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