Hymenoptera (ants, bees and wasps) of the British Indian Ocean Territory

This is a guide to the Hymenoptera of the British Indian Ocean Territory. The species listed here are primarily those recorded in the Zoological Society London checklist. Additional species have been added from surveys collected through a Darwin Plus project (DPLUS151). This list is not ...more ↓

Camponotus hova

Inner Seychelles: L'Islette, Round, Thérèse, North, Aride, Cousin, Curieuse – Aldabra Group: Aldabra. Endemic to the Malagasy Subregion. Recorded from Madagascar and Juan de Nova.

Emery's Sneaking Ant

Cardiocondyla emeryi is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. There are two subspecies recognized. The type subspecies is found in numerous countries, through its large introduced range.

Lesser Sneaking Ant

Cardiocondyla minutior is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is a widespread ant species, and not invasive in nature.

Flower Ant

The Bicolored Trailing Ant, (Monomorium floricola), is a species of ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is a widespread, invasive ant which is found all over the world.

Longhorn Crazy Ant

The longhorn crazy ant (Paratrechina longicornis), also known as "black crazy ant", is a species of small, dark-coloured insect in the family Formicidae. These ants are commonly called "crazy ants" because instead of following straight lines, they dash around erratically. They have a broad distribution, including much of the tropics and subtropics, and are also found in ...more ↓

Big-headed Ants

Pheidole is a genus of ants that belongs to the ant subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is widespread and ecologically dominant. It probably includes more than a thousand species. The genus first evolved in the Americas, eventually spreading across the globe.

Geminata-group Fire Ants

Tex., N. Mex., Ariz., s. Calif.; Mexico.

Humble Ants

Tapinoma (from Greek ταπείνωμα low position) is a genus of ants that belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae. The genus currently comprises 74 described species distributed worldwide in tropical and temperate regions. Members of are generalized foragers, nesting in a wide variety of habitats, ranging from grasslands, open fields, woodlands, to inside buildings. The ...more ↓

Technomyrmex albipes

(Fig. 5)

Tramp species, in hothouses, Palaearctic, potentially to be imported to the New World.

Tetramorium obesum

Ouvriere; Tete, tborax et petiole peu luisants, d'un testace rougeatre, mandibules, antennes et pattes d'un testace pale, abdomen d'un brun noir. Mandibules presque lisses et luisantes, avec quelques points epars; leur bord terminal arme de deux dents distinctes en avant, obsoletement denticule en arriere. Sillons antennaires profonds, aussi longs que le scape, divergents en arriere. Antennes ...more ↓

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