Linepithema

E413210

Linepithema is a genus of small, often invasive ants best known for including the highly destructive Argentine ant species.

All labels observed (10)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ant genus
taxon
class Insecta
commonTrait form large colonies
lack functional sting
tend hemipteran insects for honeydew
containsInvasiveSpecies Linepithema humile
defenseMechanism use chemical secretions instead of stings
describedBy Carlo Emery
ecologicalRole omnivorous foragers
family Formicidae NERFINISHED
foragingPattern forms persistent foraging trails
geographicDistribution primarily Neotropical region
includesSpecies Linepithema anathema
Linepithema angulatum
Linepithema aztecoides
Linepithema self-linksurface differs
surface form: Linepithema cryptobioticum

Linepithema dispertitum
Linepithema self-linksurface differs
surface form: Linepithema fuscum

Linepithema self-linksurface differs
surface form: Linepithema gallardoi

Linepithema humile
Linepithema self-linksurface differs
surface form: Linepithema iniquum

Linepithema leucomelas
Linepithema self-linksurface differs
surface form: Linepithema micans

Linepithema self-linksurface differs
surface form: Linepithema neotropicum

Linepithema self-linksurface differs
surface form: Linepithema oblongum

Linepithema self-linksurface differs
surface form: Linepithema paulistana

Linepithema piliferum
Linepithema pulex
Linepithema reginum
Linepithema self-linksurface differs
surface form: Linepithema riograndense

Linepithema speratum
Linepithema tsachila
Linepithema vitalei ONNED1
Linepithema zorritense NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
nestingHabit ground-nesting
notableFor including the invasive Argentine ant Linepithema humile
order Hymenoptera NERFINISHED
phylum Arthropoda
reproductiveSystem often polygynous colonies
subfamily Dolichoderinae
taxonRank genus
typeSpecies Linepithema humile
typicalBodySize small ants
workerPolymorphism monomorphic workers

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dolichoderinae includesGenus Linepithema
Leptomyrmecini includesTaxon Linepithema
Tapinomini includesTaxon Linepithema
Linepithema includesSpecies Linepithema self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Linepithema iniquum
Linepithema includesSpecies Linepithema self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Linepithema oblongum
Linepithema includesSpecies Linepithema self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Linepithema gallardoi
Linepithema includesSpecies Linepithema self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Linepithema micans
Linepithema includesSpecies Linepithema self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Linepithema neotropicum
Linepithema includesSpecies Linepithema self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Linepithema cryptobioticum
Linepithema includesSpecies Linepithema self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Linepithema fuscum
Linepithema includesSpecies Linepithema self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Linepithema paulistana
Linepithema includesSpecies Linepithema self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Linepithema riograndense