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''Linepithema'' is a
Their native distribution rage from northern
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 small 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 in the subfamily Dolichoderinae
Dolichoderinae is a subfamily of ants, which includes species such as the Argentine ant (''Linepithema humile''), the erratic ant, the odorous house ant, and the cone ant. The subfamily presents a great diversity of species throughout the wor ...
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Distribution
Their native distribution rage from northern Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
, east into the Caribbean, and south into northern Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. Two species have been spread around the world by human activities: ''L. iniquum'' and ''L. humile''. The latter is better known as the Argentine ant
The Argentine ant (''Linepithema humile''), formerly ''Iridomyrmex humilis'', is an ant native to northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and southern Brazil. It is an invasive species that has been established in many Mediterranean c ...
, an invasive species with notable presence in Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...
s. ''Linepithema'' species are found from sea level
Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardise ...
and up to 4,000 meters above sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as ''orthometric heights''.
The com ...
in the Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
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Species
*'' Linepithema anathema'' *'' Linepithema angulatum'' *'' Linepithema aztecoides'' *'' Linepithema cerradense'' *'' Linepithema cryptobioticum'' *'' Linepithema dispertitum'' *'' Linepithema flavescens'' *'' Linepithema fuscum'' *'' Linepithema gallardoi'' *'' Linepithema humile'' *'' Linepithema inacatum'' *'' Linepithema iniquum'' *'' Linepithema keiteli'' *'' Linepithema leucomelas'' *'' Linepithema micans'' *'' Linepithema neotropicum'' *'' Linepithema oblongum'' *'' Linepithema piliferum'' *'' Linepithema pulex'' *'' Linepithema tsachila''References
External links
* Dolichoderinae Ant genera Hymenoptera of North America Hymenoptera of South America {{Dolichoderinae-stub