Argentine ant
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phylum | Arthropoda | The Argentine ant (Linepithema humile), formerly Iridomyrmex humilis, is an ant native to northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and southern Brazil. It is an invasive species that has been established in many Mediterranean climate areas, inadvertently introduced by humans to many places, including South Africa, New Zealand, Japan, Easter Island, Australia, Europe, Hawaii, and the continental United States.
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Class | Insecta | |
order | Hymenoptera | |
family | Formicidae | |
Subfamily | Dolichoderinae | |
genus | Linepithema | |
species | L. humile |