First North American Records of the Old-World Tramp Ant Syllophopsis sechellensis(Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Authors

  • James Wetterer Florida Atlantic University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v67i3.5014

Keywords:

biogeography, exotic range, geographic range, native range

Abstract

Syllophopsis  sechellensis  (Emery)  (formerly  Monomorium  sechellense) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is a small, inconspicuous ant species native to the Old-World tropics. Syllophopsis sechellensis is widespread in Asia and Australia, and on islands the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans. In the New  World,  all  published  records  come  from  West  Indian  islands.  Here,  I report the first records of S. sechellensis from North America: from four sites in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, Florida, more than 1500 km from the closest records in the West Indies. The ants of Florida have been well-studied in the past, so S. sechellensis appears to be a recent arrival.

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Author Biography

James Wetterer, Florida Atlantic University

Wilkes Honors College, Professor

References

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Wetterer JK, Sharaf MR (2017) Worldwide distribution of Syllophopsis sechellensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Florida Entomologist 100: 281-285. doi: 10.1653/024.100.0224

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Published

2020-09-30

How to Cite

Wetterer, J. (2020). First North American Records of the Old-World Tramp Ant Syllophopsis sechellensis(Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology, 67(3), 478–480. https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v67i3.5014

Issue

Vol. 67 No. 3 (2020)

Section

Short Note

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