Wasmannia auropunctata
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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).
Alien: Invasive
Speculated (Demetriou et al. 2022).
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