Anoplolepis gracilipes (Formicidae)

Species description or overview

Identification

AntWeb field guide to the ant species of Hawaii 
Images of 20 of the ant species of Hawaii help to identify the species.

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Anoplolepis gracilipes (Smith, 1857) taxonomic information from ITIS
ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System, lists taxonomic data for Anoplolepis gracilipes Forel, 1899, and allows searches of other databases.

Impacts

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Distribution

Ants from Moorea, Society Islands (American Museum of Natural History, 1908)
In 1906-1907, 13 ant species were collected for the American Museum on the island of Moorea (Eimeo), near Tahiti. Some of the species are listed by outdated names.

Nonindigenous ants associated with geothermal and human disturbance in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (abstract)
Ants were common in areas disturbed by geothermal or human activity in HawaiiVolcanoes National Park, but rare in undisturbed forest. Warmth generated by geothermal activity extended the range of some lowland ant species (Pacific Science, 1998).

Ants of Tonga (abstract) 
Tonga has 53 species of ants, based on this review of published and new records (Pacific Science, 2002).

Fiji Ant Project information
Anoplolepis gracilipes, Paratrechina vaga, Pheidole megacephala and Solenopsis geminata are currently impacting the native diversity of endemic ants in Fiji.

Distribution of Anoplolepis gracilipes
Countries with distribution records for Anoplolepis gracilipes are listed in the Global Invasive Species Database.

Checklist of the ants of Fiji (Bishop Museum Occasional Papers, 2006). 
This checklist of the ants of Fiji includes 138 currently valid species and subspecies: 91 Fijian endemics, 22 wide-ranging Pacific natives, and 25 exotics.

Soil invertebrates of American Samoa 
Acari, Amphipoda, Formicidae, and Diptera were collected in this first study to identify and quantify soil invertebrates in American Samoa (Micronesica, 2000).

Full-text articles

The causes and consequences of ant invasions 
Invasive ants compete with and prey upon a diversity of other organisms, including some vertebrates, and may enter into or disrupt mutualistic interactions with numerous plants and other insects.

Determinants for the successful establishment of exotic ants in New Zealand 
The exotic New Zealand ant fauna is examined for characteristics that predict or determine an exotic species' ability to establish. A predictive model based on quarantine records, climate, and ant species size was 71% accurate.

Behaviourally and genetically distinct populations of an invasive ant provide insight into invasion history and impacts on a tropical ant community 
The behavioral, genetic and environmental factors that influence variation in populations of the yellow crazy ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes, on Nukunonu Atoll of Tokelau, Pacific Ocean, are reported in this article.

Habitat complexity facilitates coexistence in a tropical ant community (Oecologia, 2006) 
The invasive yellow crazy ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes (Smith), exists in high densities on Tokelau, but still coexists with up to seven other epigeic ant species. The roles of habitat complexity and size-grain hypothesis (SGH) are explored.

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