Tetramorium tsushimae, a New Invasive Ant in North America

Tetramorium tsushimae, a New Invasive Ant in North America

Combining molecular and morphological evidence, an invasive ant in Missouri and Illinois, USA, is identified as Tetramorium tsushimae Emery, 1925, a polygynous-polycalic species native to East Asia. T. tsushimae is recorded as invasive for the first time. RFLP and worker morphometrics provide tools...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biological invasions 2006-03, Vol.8 (2), p.117-123
Hauptverfasser: Steiner, F.M, Schlick-Steiner, B.C, Trager, J.C, Moder, K, Sanetra, M, Christian, E, Stauffer, C
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
ecological invasion
Formicidae
Indigenous species
insect morphology
insect taxonomy
Invasive insects
invasive species
Mitochondrial DNA
molecular systematics
morphometry
polycaly
polygyny
restriction fragment length polymorphism
taxonomy
Tetramorium
worker insects
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Zusammenfassung:Combining molecular and morphological evidence, an invasive ant in Missouri and Illinois, USA, is identified as Tetramorium tsushimae Emery, 1925, a polygynous-polycalic species native to East Asia. T. tsushimae is recorded as invasive for the first time. RFLP and worker morphometrics provide tools for reliable determination. Mitochondrial DNA data reveal the probable geographic origin of the invasive populations to be Japan.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1387-3547
1573-1464
DOI:10.1007/s10530-004-1249-7