First Record in Morocco of the Wooly Ant Tetramorium lanuginosum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), an Asian Species Now Known from all Southern Mediterranean Countries

Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870 is reported for the first time from Morocco. This exotic species was captured in a flower pot in the old city of Marrakech, bringing the number of non-native tramp ants reported in Morocco to 10 species. With this record, T. lanuginosum, originally from tropical an...

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Published in:Transactions of the American Entomological Society (1890) 2017-06, Vol.143 (2), p.515-516
Main Authors: Ahmed, Taheri, Reyes-López, Joaquín
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ants
Biological taxonomies
Climate
Exotic species
Flowerpots
Insect sociobiology
Introduced species
Morocco
Tetramorium lanuginosum
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Summary:Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870 is reported for the first time from Morocco. This exotic species was captured in a flower pot in the old city of Marrakech, bringing the number of non-native tramp ants reported in Morocco to 10 species. With this record, T. lanuginosum, originally from tropical and subtropical East Asia, is now known from all southern Mediterranean countries.
ISSN:0002-8320
2162-3139
DOI:10.3157/061.143.0217