Linepithema

E413210

Linepithema is a genus of small, often invasive ants best known for including the highly destructive Argentine ant species.

All labels observed (11)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
class Insecta ⓘ
commonTrait form large colonies ⓘ
lack functional sting ⓘ
tend hemipteran insects for honeydew ⓘ
containsInvasiveSpecies Linepithema humile ⓘ
defenseMechanism use chemical secretions instead of stings ⓘ
describedBy Carlo Emery ⓘ
ecologicalRole omnivorous foragers ⓘ
family Formicidae ⓘ
foragingPattern forms persistent foraging trails ⓘ
geographicDistribution primarily Neotropical region ⓘ
includesSpecies Linepithema anathema ⓘ
Linepithema angulatum ⓘ
Linepithema aztecoides ⓘ
Linepithema cryptobioticum ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema

Linepithema dispertitum ⓘ
Linepithema fuscum ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema

Linepithema gallardoi ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema

Linepithema humile ⓘ
Linepithema iniquum ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema

Linepithema leucomelas ⓘ
Linepithema micans ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema

Linepithema neotropicum ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema

Linepithema oblongum ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema

Linepithema paulistana ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema

Linepithema piliferum ⓘ
Linepithema pulex ⓘ
Linepithema reginum ⓘ
Linepithema riograndense ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema

Linepithema speratum ⓘ
Linepithema tsachila ⓘ
Linepithema vitalei ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema

Linepithema zorritense ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nestingHabit ground-nesting ⓘ
notableFor including the invasive Argentine ant Linepithema humile ⓘ
order Hymenoptera ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
reproductiveSystem often polygynous colonies ⓘ
subfamily Dolichoderinae ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typeSpecies Linepithema humile ⓘ
typicalBodySize small ants ⓘ
workerPolymorphism monomorphic workers ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dolichoderinae → includesGenus → Linepithema ⓘ
Leptomyrmecini → includesTaxon → Linepithema ⓘ
Tapinomini → includesTaxon → Linepithema ⓘ
Linepithema → includesSpecies → Linepithema iniquum ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema
Linepithema → includesSpecies → Linepithema oblongum ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema
Linepithema → includesSpecies → Linepithema gallardoi ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema
Linepithema → includesSpecies → Linepithema micans ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema
Linepithema → includesSpecies → Linepithema neotropicum ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema
Linepithema → includesSpecies → Linepithema cryptobioticum ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema
Linepithema → includesSpecies → Linepithema fuscum ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema
Linepithema → includesSpecies → Linepithema paulistana ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema
Linepithema → includesSpecies → Linepithema riograndense ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema
Linepithema → includesSpecies → Linepithema vitalei ⓘ
linked to: Linepithema
Linepithema humile → genus → Linepithema ⓘ