Discovery of independent-founding solitary queens in the yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes in East Java, Indonesia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

We collected four solitary queens of the invasive ant Anoplolepis gracilipes under stones in East Java, Indonesia. They produced nanitic workers by claustral colony foundation. This is the first report of independent colony foundation by queens in this species. The discovery may give an important in...

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Published inEntomological science Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 312 - 314
Main Authors Ito, Fuminori, Asfiya, Wara, Kojima, Jun-ichi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Richmond Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2016
Subjects
Anoplolepis
colony foundation
Entomology
Formicidae
Hymenoptera
invasive ant
native range
Nonnative species
Indonesia
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Summary:We collected four solitary queens of the invasive ant Anoplolepis gracilipes under stones in East Java, Indonesia. They produced nanitic workers by claustral colony foundation. This is the first report of independent colony foundation by queens in this species. The discovery may give an important insight into discussion on the origin of this invasive ant. Independent–founding solitary queens in the yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes were discovered in East Java, Indonesia.
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ISSN:1343-8786
1479-8298
DOI:10.1111/ens.12198