Argentine ant
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The Argentine ant (Linepithema humile, formerly Iridomyrmex humilis) is an ant native to northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and southern Brazil.[1] This invasive species was inadvertently introduced by humans on a global scale[2][3][4] and has become established in many Mediterranean climate areas,[5][6][7][8] including South Africa,[9] New Zealand,[10] Japan,[11] Easter Island,[12] Australia,[13] the Azores,[14] Europe,[15] Hawaii,[16] and the continental United States.[17] Argentine ants are significant pests within agricultural and urban settings,[18][19][20] and are documented to cause substantial harm to communities of native arthropods,[21][22][23] vertebrates,[24][25][26] and plants[27][28][29] within their invaded range.
Argentine ant | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
Genus: | Linepithema |
Species: | L. humile |
Binomial name | |
Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868) | |