01202nas a2200145   4500008004100000245013700041210006900178260001900247300001200266490000700278520060600285100001900891700001300910856013300923       2002                        eng d00aThe tramp ant<i> Hypoponera punctatissima</i> (Roger) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae): new records from the Southern Hemisphere0 atramp anti Hypoponera punctatissimai Roger Hymenoptera Formicida  cJan./Mar. 2002  a149-1510 v313 a<p>The tramp ant Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger), mostly known from the Northern Hemisphere, is reported for the first time from South America in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil (22 degrees 43&#39;S 44 degrees 08&#39;W; 22 degrees 24&#39;S 47 degrees 49&#39;W), and Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean (20 degrees 10&#39;S 55 degrees 3&#39;E). H. punctatissima has the widest distribution within Formicidae, being present on many oceanic and continental islands and in all continental regions except Antarctica and the Orient. Reasons for the ecological success of H. punctatissima are discussed.</p>
1 aDelabie, J H C1 aBlard, F  uhttps://antkey.myspecies.info/en/content/tramp-anti-hypoponera-punctatissimai-roger-hymenoptera-formicidae-ponerinae-new-records