Linepithema humile MAYR, 1868

Ghahari, Hassan, Sharaf, Mostafar R., Aldawood, Abdulrahman S. & Collingwood, Cedric Alex, 2015, A contribution to the study of the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Eastern Iran, Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 65 (2), pp. 341-359 : 343

Linepithema humile MAYR, 1868

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Material examined: South Khorasan Province, Birjand , 32°32'N 58°50'E, (1), September 2009. Handcollecting. Iranian records : Mazandaran ( Ghahari et al. 2009).

Distribution: Linepithema humile is a successful invasive species, originally described from Argentina. It has been reported from many regions worldwide including the Arabian Peninsula ( COLLINGWOOD et al. 1997; COLLING- WOOD & VAN HARTEN 2001; COLLINGWOOD et al. 2011), Europe and the Mediterranean region ( COLLINGWOOD 1979; CARPINTERO et al. 2005), Africa ( HOLWAY et al. 2002), and USA ( WARD 1987; SUAREZ et al. 1998).

Figures

Figs 2–7: 2, 3 Dolichoderus quadripunctatus (casent0246569, Italy), 2 Head in full-face view, 3 Body in profile, Photographer: Andrea Walker; 4, 5 Linepithema humile (casent0106119, Argentina), 4 Head in full-face view, 5 Body in profile, Photographer: Michael Branstetter:6, 7 Tapinoma simrothi (casent0910228, Argentina), 6 Head in full-face view, 7 Body in profile, Photographer: Michael Branstetter.