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Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851)
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Canindeyú , Central (ALWC, INBP, LACM). [* = species not native to Paraguay]
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(No. 27 a a 27 f). . Cosmopolite dans les tropiques.
(27). Common locally about houses, not far from sealevel. Formicarium made in crevices of walls, & c. The workers. are diurnal (perhaps nocturnal also). They are attracted by sweet substances, and by dead animal matter; when they find these they remain a long time to feed, but appear to carry nothing away. It would seem that the females came out to forage with the workers, or alone. I have found them on tables, & c.
The workers move about singly, or four or five follow each other in a line; they cannot walk rapidly.
N. B. - Differs from No. 10 not only in colour, but in the proportion of joints ofthe antenna.
(27 a). About the house at Golden Grove (leeward), 800 ft. October. Many were found on' a bird-skin, which was in course of drying.
(27 b). Golden Grove, Nov. 9 th; evening. Crawling on a table. It was not attended by workers.
(27 c). Note lost. Probably from the same formicarium.
(27 d). Golden Grove Estate (leeward), 300 ft. Dec. 14 th. Formicarium found in a package of glass collection bottles or tubes, which had been packed away on a shelf in a dark corner. The ants had made their way through the cork stoppers of two of the tubes, and in these tubes they kept the larvas. In one of the bottles were numerous wingless females and. a few males; in another there were also winged females. The paper in which the tubes were wrapped was also full of ants, including numerous males and females. The colony must have consisted of at least five thousand ants. The number of wingless females was remarkable, the proportion to workers found in the nest being, I should suppose, one to ten or twelve; but a portion of the workers may have been out foraging. Only a small number comparatively of the different forms were saved. There were few larvae and pupae; males very numerous.
(27 e). Near Kingstown; open valley, 500 ft. Oct. 27 th. A female found alone under a log.
(27 f). Windward side; bank near the seashore, north of Georgetown; under a stone. Jan. 3 rd. Several nests of this species were found on the windward side.
These ants are often found in water-jars. Whether alive or dead, they always float on the surface of the water, if washed into it.
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(No. 27 a a 27 f). . Cosmopolite dans les tropiques.
(27). Common locally about houses, not far from sealevel. Formicarium made in crevices of walls, & c. The workers. are diurnal (perhaps nocturnal also). They are attracted by sweet substances, and by dead animal matter; when they find these they remain a long time to feed, but appear to carry nothing away. It would seem that the females came out to forage with the workers, or alone. I have found them on tables, & c.
The workers move about singly, or four or five follow each other in a line; they cannot walk rapidly.
N. B. - Differs from No. 10 not only in colour, but in the proportion of joints ofthe antenna.
(27 a). About the house at Golden Grove (leeward), 800 ft. October. Many were found on' a bird-skin, which was in course of drying.
(27 b). Golden Grove, Nov. 9 th; evening. Crawling on a table. It was not attended by workers.
(27 c). Note lost. Probably from the same formicarium.
(27 d). Golden Grove Estate (leeward), 300 ft. Dec. 14 th. Formicarium found in a package of glass collection bottles or tubes, which had been packed away on a shelf in a dark corner. The ants had made their way through the cork stoppers of two of the tubes, and in these tubes they kept the larvas. In one of the bottles were numerous wingless females and. a few males; in another there were also winged females. The paper in which the tubes were wrapped was also full of ants, including numerous males and females. The colony must have consisted of at least five thousand ants. The number of wingless females was remarkable, the proportion to workers found in the nest being, I should suppose, one to ten or twelve; but a portion of the workers may have been out foraging. Only a small number comparatively of the different forms were saved. There were few larvae and pupae; males very numerous.
(27 e). Near Kingstown; open valley, 500 ft. Oct. 27 th. A female found alone under a log.
(27 f). Windward side; bank near the seashore, north of Georgetown; under a stone. Jan. 3 rd. Several nests of this species were found on the windward side.
These ants are often found in water-jars. Whether alive or dead, they always float on the surface of the water, if washed into it.
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The bicolored trailing ant, or flower ant, (Monomorium floricola), is a minute light brown ant with an elongated body, distinctly bi-colored with a black head and abdomen. It probably originated in the tropical Asia, but through human commerce is now established throughout the tropics and sub-tropics world wide, nesting in bushes and trees. It also commonly inhabits homes in urban areas, even in temperate climates and as far north as Alaska. This arboreal species eats insect eggs as well as insects, living or dead, tends aphids, mealybugs and other honeydew-producing insects, and visits extra-floral nectaries and flowers for nectar. Like its sibling species, the Pharoah ant (M. pharoanis), its nests contain multiple queens, and it forms new colonies by budding of its population. A slow moving and cryptic ant, it is usually considered a minor pest despite its world-wide abundance, and appears to be able to co-exist with other ant species, perhaps due to its small size. It may have more of an impact on ecosystems than is currently assessed, because its presence is often overlooked.
(Ferster, Deyrup, and Scheffrahn; IUCN/SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group 2010; Wetterer 2010)
- Ferster, B., M. Deyrup, and R. H. Scheffrahn. University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale R.E.C. Fort Lauderdale, FL . Pest ants of Florida: Bicolored trailing ant. Retrieved January 1, 2012 from http://flrec.ifas.ufl.edu/entomo/ants/Pest%20Ants%20of%20Fl/bicolored_trailing_ant.htm
- IUCN/SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group, 2010. Monomorium floricola. Retrieved January 1, 2012 from http://www.issg.org/database/species/references.asp?si=1755&fr=1&sts=&lang=EN
- Wetterer, James K., 2010. Worldwide spread of the flower ant, Monomorium floricola (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Myrmecological News. 13 APR 2010. 19-27. Retrieved January 1, 2012 from http://www.myrmecologicalnews.org/cms/images/pdf/volume13/mn13_19-27_non-printable.pdf
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สิทธิ์ของผู้ถือลิขสิทธิ์/ ผู้แต่ง | Dana Campbell, Dana Campbell |
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- Cosmopolite.
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The bicolored trailing ant, or flower ant, (Monomorium floricola), is a minute light brown ant with an elongated body, distinctly bi-colored with a black head and abdomen. It probably originated in the tropical Asia, but through human commerce is now established throughout the tropics and sub-tropics world wide, nesting in bushes and trees. It also commonly inhabits homes in urban areas, even in temperate climates and as far north as Alaska. This arboreal species eats insect eggs as well as insects, living or dead, tends aphids, mealybugs and other honeydew-producing insects, and visits extra-floral nectaries and flowers for nectar. Like its sibling species, the Pharoah ant (M. pharoanis), its nests contain multiple queens, and it forms new colonies by budding of its population. A slow moving and cryptic ant, it is usually considered a minor pest despite its world-wide abundance, and appears to be able to co-exist with other ant species, perhaps due to its small size. It may have more of an impact on ecosystems than is currently assessed, because its presence is often overlooked.
(Ferster, Deyrup, and Scheffrahn; IUCN/SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group 2010; Wetterer 2010)
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สิทธิ์ของผู้ถือลิขสิทธิ์/ ผู้แต่ง | Dana Campbell, Dana Campbell |
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- Cosmopolite.
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Natural History:
This species is very common and occurs in and around houses and in low second growth vegetation almost anywhere in the country where ants occur. It nests opportunistically in any small cavity, usually in the low arboreal zone, and may become a house pest. Almost all the nests I have observed have been polygynous, with up to 7 dealate queens.
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สิทธิ์ของผู้ถือลิขสิทธิ์/ ผู้แต่ง | AntWeb |
แหล่งที่มา | http://www.antweb.org/description.do?genus=monomorium&name=floricola&rank=species |
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 114
Species With Barcodes: 1
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สิทธิ์ของผู้ถือลิขสิทธิ์/ ผู้แต่ง | Sujeevan Ratnasingham, Paul D.N. Hebert, Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) |
แหล่งที่มา | http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=8902 |
Natural History:
This species is very common and occurs in and around houses and in low second growth vegetation almost anywhere in the country where ants occur. It nests opportunistically in any small cavity, usually in the low arboreal zone, and may become a house pest. Almost all the nests I have observed have been polygynous, with up to 7 dealate queens.
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สิทธิ์ของผู้ถือลิขสิทธิ์/ ผู้แต่ง | AntWeb |
แหล่งที่มา | http://www.antweb.org/description.do?genus=monomorium&name=floricola&rank=species |