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Cardiocondyla minutior
(Formicidae)

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Species description or overview

Cardiocondyla minutior information from AntWeb
AntWeb provides images of the ant Cardiocondyla minutior, along with distribution information for Hawaii.

Genus Cardiocondyla overview from Australian Ants Online
This overview of the genus Cardiocondyla includes information on biology, distribution, and habits.

Cardiocondyla minutior overview
This brief overview of Cardiocondyla minutior is from New Zealand's Landcare Research.

Identification

Key to ant species in Hawaii
13 physical characteristics are the basis of this computer-assisted key for identifying the 48 species of ants in Hawaii.

AntWeb field guide to the ant species of Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Images of 20 of the ant species of Hawaii help to identify the species.

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Cardiocondyla minutior
Nomenclatural information about Cardiocondyla minutior is provided by ITIS.

Discussion forums

Pacific Ant Group e-mail list (PAG-L@HAWAII.EDU)
The Pacific Ant Group discussion forum facilitates communication toward preventing establishment of Red Imported fire ant and other invasive ants on Pacific islands.

Prevention

Change in Quarantine Action Policy for Ants Intercepted from Commodities Destined to the State of Hawaii
A policy change regarding quarantine action for ants intercepted from commodities in Hawaii is detailed here. The revised policy went into effect 10 April 2002.

Images

Cardiocondyla minutior images (Starr)  new posting 
Images of Cardiocondyla minutior (Formicidae) (cardiocondyla ant are provided by from Forest and Kim Starr.

Cardiocondyla minutior images from Discover Life
High quality images and a brief description of Cardiocondyla minutior are on this site.

Cardiocondyla nuda images (Starr)
Images of Cardiocondyla nuda (Formicidae) (cardiocondyla ant are provided by from Forest and Kim Starr.

Distribution

Insects and other invertebrates from Laysan Island (1963) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
This paper provides an annotated list of the insects and other invertebrates recorded from Laysan Island in the Leeward Chain of the Hawaiian Islands. Historical records and references for several ant species are included.

Confirmation of the establishment of Cardiocondyla minutior in New Zealand View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Cardiocondyla minutior and two other adventive exotic ant species are discovered in New Zealand (full article from New Zealand Entomologist, 2001).

Full-text articles

Stealthy invaders: the biology of Cardiocondyla tramp ants View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Cardiocondyla tramp species are characterized by polygyny, intranidal mating, budding, worker sterility, low genetic variability, and possibly unicoloniality, all of which contribute to their success as invaders (Insectes Sociaux, 2006).

Production of winged and wingless males in the ant, Cardiocondyla minutior View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Wingless (ergatoid) males of the tramp ant Cardiocondyla minutior attack and kill their young ergatoid rivals in an attempt to monopolize mating (Insectes Sociaux, 2004).

Live and let die: why fighter males of the ant Cardiocondyla kill each other but tolerate their winged rivals View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Unusual mating and intraspecies aggression of the Cardiocondyla ants are addressed here (Behavioral Ecology, 2003).

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