Taxonomy and Distribution of the Argentine Ant, Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
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- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Vol. 97 (6) , 1204-1215
- https://doi.org/10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[1204:tadota]2.0.co;2
Abstract
The taxonomy of an invasive pest species, the Argentine ant, is reviewed. Linepithema humile (Mayr) 1868 is confirmed as the valid name for the ArgenKeywords
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