''Linepithema iniquum'' is a species of
ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22 ...
in the genus ''
Linepithema
''Linepithema'' is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae.
Distribution
Their native distribution rage from northern Mexico, east into the Caribbean, and south into northern Argentina. Two species have been spread around the w ...
''. Described by Mayr in 1870, the species is endemic to
South America
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and invasive in
Europe
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.
References
Dolichoderinae
Hymenoptera of South America
Hymenoptera of Europe
Insects described in 1870
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