Linepithema humile (Mayr)
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List  Type location Argentina
(Hypoclinea humilis n. sp., Mayr, 1868b: 164, worker; Forel,
1908c: 395, male; Newall, 1908: 28, queen; placed in Iridomyrmex by Emery,1888d: 386;
then in Linepithema by
Shattuck, 1992a: 16) - see below
all forms described (see Bolton, 1995)  .
Newell [Newall?], W. 1908. Notes on the habits of the Argentine or "New
Orleans" ant, Iridomyrmex humilis Mayr. J. Econ. Entomol.,
1: 21-34 not in Bolton's (1995) reference list
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Mayr's (1868) description is at  . Forel's (1908c) description of the male
is at  . Arnold (1915: 145) gave an illustrated
translation as Iridomyrmex humilis, this is at  .
Southern African findings were listed by Wheeler (1922:
922) under Iridomyrmex humilis; from Lesotho, Maseru,
by R M Sloley; and, South Africa, Cape Town, by Bingham, G
Arnold & H Brauns - see a worker at http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0280869.
See The
Global Invasive Species Database for more information.
Reference: Emery, C. 1888d. über den sogenannten
Kaumagen einiger Ameisen. Zeitschrift
für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie, 46,
378-412
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 The photomontage of the
type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0915577.
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Linepithema humile
B Taylor det.
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Portugal
M Eichhorn
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8.iv.2008
Lisbon
38°38'8" N
9°11'30" W
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heavily degraded
scrubland, dominated by Acacia
dealbata, Cistus salvifolius
and Pistacia lenticularis,
and were foraging on the Acacia.
The site is south of Lisbon, approximately 5km inland
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 The
photomontage is of specimens from Portugal, Lisbon,
approximately 5km inland, at W 9°11'30", N 38°38',8", collector Markus
Eichhorn and students.
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