Biology:Wasmannia
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Short description: Genus of ants
| Wasmannia | |
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| Wasmannia auropunctata worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Wasmannia Forel, 1893 |
| Type species | |
| Tetramorium auropunctatum Roger, 1863
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 10 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hercynia Enzmann, J., 1947 | |
Wasmannia is a genus of ants. Wasmannia auropunctata is known as the electric ant[2] or little fire ant and are considered by many countries to be a destructive, highly invasive species.[3][4]
Species
- Wasmannia affinis Santschi, 1929
- Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, 1863)
- Wasmannia iheringi Forel, 1908
- Wasmannia lutzi Forel, 1908
- Wasmannia rochai Forel, 1912
- Wasmannia scrobifera Kempf, 1961
- Wasmannia sigmoidea (Mayr, 1884)
- Wasmannia sulcaticeps Emery, 1894
- Wasmannia villosa Emery, 1894
- Wasmannia williamsoni Kusnezov, 1952
References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2015). "Wasmannia". AntCat. http://antcat.org/catalog/429637.
- ↑ Electric ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) webpage Accessed 7 March 2009
- ↑ Global Invasive Species Database - No. 100 - Wasmannia auropunctata
- ↑ "100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species: A Selection from the Global Invasive Species Database". Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN. 2004. http://www.issg.org/booklet.pdf.
External links
- Little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
Wikidata ☰ Q1935347 entry
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