Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851)

Jallow, Mamudou & Gomez, Kiko, 2024, Intriguing additions of exotic and invasive ants to The Gambia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 146, pp. 1-12 : 9-10

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.10982127

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E9BC54A0-3471-4CC8-9032-7EDFC2EB6BC3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11092643

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/341787FE-0C2E-E214-FD9A-FB79C99BFE7B

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851)
status

 

Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851)

Fig. 8 View Fig

First record to The Gambia.

Another extraordinarily successful Indian species which has become a pest in the tropical regions of the world ( WETTERER, 2008a).

MATERIAL EXAMINED: The Gambia: Banjul: Tallinding (London Corner) 20 m. 13.42233, -16.65882, Path bt. Red Mangrove and Rice fields. GÓmez, K. 18/11/2022, Hand collected, Nest in dead log, close to dumpster [KG06110, KGCOL02556 ] GoogleMaps ** Port (Banjul City) 20 m. 13.44603, -16.57295, Ruderal. GÓmez, K. 19/11/2022, Hand collected, Foraging on ground [ KG06116 ] GoogleMaps ** North Bank: Port (Barra) 20 m. 13.48408, -16.54652, Ruderal. Wetterer, J. 19/11/2022, Hand collected [KG06267B] GoogleMaps

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Trichomyrmex

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