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Subfamily DOLICHODERINAE
Tribe DOLICHODERINI

Technomyrmex difficilis Forel

Technomyrmex difficilis, full face view of a worker (click on image to enlarge)
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Technomyrmex difficilis, side view of a worker (click on image to enlarge)
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Technomyrmex difficilis, full face view of a male (click on image to enlarge)
Photo courtesy of http://www.antweb.org/

Technomyrmex difficilis, side view of a male (click on image to enlarge)
Photo courtesy of http://www.antweb.org/

Introduction

Identification

Biology and Economic Importance

Distribution
In the southeastern US, this introduced species has been reported from: FL, GA, LA, SC, NC (Guenard et al., 2008-reported as T. albipes; Wetterer, 2008).

Literature Cited
Guenard, B., N. Sanders, and R. Dunn. 2007. Ants of North Carolina. http://www4.ncsu.edu/~bsguenar/Ants_of_NC%20BG.htm (accessed 12 November 2008).

Wetterer, J. K. 2008. Technomyrmex difficilis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae (in the West Indies). Florida Entomologist 91: 428-430.

Links

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