A first record of Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger) (Formicidae: Ponerinae) established in Dunedin, New Zealand
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Authors: | A. C. Harris |
| Journal: | The Weta |
| Volume: | 26 |
| Pagination: | 7-11 |
| Abstract: | *[Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger), widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, is reported for the first time in New Zealand, from Dunedin. A colony of the ants had become established in the boiler room & kitchen of a hotel, where they were preying on larvae & pupae of Forcipomyia antipodum (Hudson) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), which had built up in soil near a cracked kitchen sump.] |
| Alternate Journal: | Weta |