Wasmannia auropunctata

(Roger, 1863)

Arthropoda » Hymenoptera » Formicidae » Wasmannia auropunctata

Common name (English)

electric ant, little fire ant

Ηabitat

J2.43 Greenhouse

X23 Non-domestic gardens (large)

X11 Large parks

I2 Parks

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Habitat detail

Specimens of W. auropunctata were collected in urban habitats of Limassol and Paphos such as a hotel’s parking area, two plant nurseries, and urban parks [...] Opportunistic material surveys in Larnaca, Famagusta and Nicosia yielded no specimens (Demetriou et al. 2022).

Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien: Invasive

First detection year

2022

Impacts

Negative

Online resource

https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=…

Pathway

3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Transportation of habitat material – THM

3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant nursery material – CNM

Pathway detail

Speculated (Demetriou et al. 2022).

References

Demetriou J, Georgiadis C, Roy H, Martinou A, Borowiec L, Salata S (2022) One of the world’s worst invasive alien species Wasmannia auropunctata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) detected in Cyprus. Sociobiology 69(4): e8536. https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v69i4.8536

Demetriou J, Georgiadis C, Martinou AF, Roy HE, Wetterer JK, Borowiec L, Economo EP, Triantis KA, Salata S (2023) Running rampant: the alien ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Cyprus. NeoBiota 88: 17-73. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.88.106750