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Cardiocondyla venustula
(Formicidae)
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Species description or overview
Genus Cardiocondyla overview from Australian Ants Online
This overview of the genus Cardiocondyla includes information on biology, distribution, and habits.
Taxonomy & nomenclature
ITIS nomenclature info for Cardiocondyla venustula
Nomenclatural information about Cardiocondyla venustula is provided by ITIS.
Cardiocondyla venustula (Wheeler, 1908) taxonomic information from ITIS
ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System, lists taxonomic data for Cardiocondyla venustula and allows searches of other databases.
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 
Images of 20 of the ant species of Hawaii help to identify the species.
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 venustula images (Starr)
Images of Cardiocondyla venustula (Formicidae) (cardiocondyla ant are provided by from Forest and Kim Starr.
Distribution
Cardiocondyla venustula
This clickable map shows the distribution of this species around the world.
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).
Full-text articles
Ant invasions of mamane-naio forest at high elevations on Mauna Kea.
The potential impact of ants upon the endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper -- palila -- was studied on the dry sub-alpine slopes of Mauna Kea.
Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.
Alternative reproductive tactics
and their consequences in the ant genus
Cardiocondyla (PhD thesis)
The alternative reproductive tactics, including male and female dimorphism, contribute to success of the Cardiocondyla group.
Live and let die: why fighter males of the ant
Cardiocondyla kill each other but tolerate their winged rivals
Unusual mating and intraspecies aggression of the Cardiocondyla ants are addressed here (Behavioral Ecology, 2003).
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.
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