Taxonomy and distribution of the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1204-1215

  Wild, Alexander L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentine ant; Invasive species; Linepithema humile; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT SELECTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; PEST SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; CHILE; COLOMBIA; ECUADOR; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ARGENTINA (FISH); FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 12144277910     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[1204:TADOTA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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