Linepithema pulex

Linepithema pulex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	Linepithema
Species:	L. pulex
Binomial name
	Linepithema pulex; Wild, 2007

Last updated April 18, 2019

Linepithema pulex is a species of ant in the genus Linepithema . Described by Wild in 2007, the species is endemic to South America.^[1]

Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the Cretaceous period, about 140 million years ago, and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than 12,500 of an estimated total of 22,000 species have been classified. They are easily identified by their elbowed antennae and the distinctive node-like structure that forms their slender waists.

Linepithema is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae.

South America is a continent in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It may also be considered a subcontinent of the Americas, which is how it is viewed in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking regions of the Americas. The reference to South America instead of other regions has increased in the last decades due to changing geopolitical dynamics.

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Linepithema inacatum is a species of ant in the genus Linepithema. Described by Bolton in 1995, the species is endemic to Argentina and Brazil.

Linepithema iniquum is a species of ant in the genus Linepithema. Described by Mayr in 1870, the species is endemic to South America and Europe.

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Linepithema micans is a species of ant in the genus Linepithema. Described by Forel in 1908, the species is endemic to South America.

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Linepithema oblongum is a species of ant in the genus Linepithema. Described by Santschi in 1929, the species is endemic to South America.

Linepithema piliferum is a species of ant in the genus Linepithema. Described by Mayr in 1870, the species is endemic to South America.

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References

↑ Wild, Alexander L. (2007). Taxonomic revision of the ant genus Linepithema (Hymenoptera:Formicidae). Berkeley, Calif. [u.a.]: Univ. of California Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0520098589.

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[1] Wild, Alexander L. (2007). Taxonomic revision of the ant genus Linepithema (Hymenoptera:Formicidae). Berkeley, Calif. [u.a.]: Univ. of California Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0520098589.