Cardiocondyla emeryi is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[1] There are two subspecies recognized. The type subspecies is found in numerous countries, through its large introduced range.[citation needed]

Cardiocondyla emeryi
C. emeryi worker
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Cardiocondyla
Species:
C. emeryi
Binomial name
Cardiocondyla emeryi
Forel, 1881
Synonyms
  • Cardiocondyla emeryi mahdii Karavaiev, 1911
  • Cardiocondyla emeryi rasalamae Forel, 1891
  • Cardiocondyla mauritia Donisthorpe, 1946
  • Cardiocondyla nuda nereis Wheeler, W.M., 1927
  • Xenometra monilicornis Emery, 1917

Subspecies

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  • Cardiocondyla emeryi emeryi Forel, 1881
  • Cardiocondyla emeryi fezzanensis Bernard, 1948 - Algeria

Distribution

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The species is distributed in Angola, Botswana, Cameroun, Colombia, Comoros, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Borneo, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, United States, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Canary Islands, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Spain and Switzerland.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2016). "Cardiocondyla emeryi". AntCat. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  2. ^ Wetterer, James (2012-08-01). "(PDF) Worldwide spread of Emery's sneaking ant, Cardiocondyla emeryi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Myrmecological News. 17: 13–20. ISSN 1997-3500. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
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