Linepithema piliferum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
Genus: | Linepithema |
Species: | L. piliferum |
Binomial name | |
Linepithema piliferum (Mayr, 1870) | |
Linepithema piliferum is a species of ant in the genus Linepithema . Described by Mayr in 1870, the species is endemic to the mountains of Northwestern South America, [1] to Costa Rica [2]
The colonies contain multiple queens and multiple nests. A nest excavation in Equador in 2002 revealed that, "at least one nest contained a colony of root aphids feeding on grass roots growing through the nest." [3]