Technomyrmex albipes
| Technomyrmex albipes | |
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| Technomyrmex albipes worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Genus: | Technomyrmex |
| Species: | T. albipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Technomyrmex albipes Smith, 1861 | |
Technomyrmex albipes (white-footed ant) is a species of ant first described from Indonesia in 1861. Though it neither bites nor causes structural damage, it is considered a nuisance due to its explosive population growth. Some texts indicate that Technomyrmex detorquens is a synonym.[1]
The ant is known as "Kalu kumbiya - Black Ant" in Sri Lanka.
Introduced species
Although not native to North America, the insects were accidentally imported into Florida where they were first collected and identified in 1986. New information from Bolton indicates that the white-footed ant in Florida is Technomyrmex difficilis.
References
External links
Media related to Technomyrmex albipes at Wikimedia Commons- White-footed ant on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site