''Wasmannia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
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 ...
s. ''
Wasmannia auropunctata
The little fire ant (''Wasmannia auropunctata''), also known as the electric ant, is a small (approx long), light to golden brown (ginger) social ant native to Central and South America, now spread to parts of Africa (including Gabon and Camer ...
'' is known as the ''electric ant''
[Electric ant (''Wasmannia auropunctata'') webpage](_blank)
Accessed 7 March 2009 or ''little fire ant'' and are considered by many countries to be a destructive, highly
invasive species.
Species
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Wasmannia affinis''
Santschi, 1929
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Wasmannia auropunctata
The little fire ant (''Wasmannia auropunctata''), also known as the electric ant, is a small (approx long), light to golden brown (ginger) social ant native to Central and South America, now spread to parts of Africa (including Gabon and Camer ...
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(Roger, 1863)
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Wasmannia iheringi''
Forel, 1908
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Wasmannia lutzi''
Forel, 1908
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Wasmannia rochai''
Forel, 1912
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Wasmannia scrobifera''
Kempf, 1961
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Wasmannia sigmoidea''
(Mayr, 1884)
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Wasmannia sulcaticeps''
Emery, 1894
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Wasmannia villosa''
Emery, 1894
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Wasmannia williamsoni''
Kusnezov, 1952
References
External links
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Little fire ant, ''Wasmannia auropunctata''on the
UF /
IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
Myrmicinae
Ant genera
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