First Record of Pyramica epinotalis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for the United States

Pyramica epinotalis is an arboreal dacetine ant previously known only from Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and southern Mexico. Here we report the first records of P. epinotalis for the United States. Collections were made in three parishes across southern Louisiana in cypress-tupelo swamps using float...

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Main Authors: Xuan Chen, Joe A. MacGown, Benjamin J. Adams, Katherine A. Parys, Rachel M. Strecker, Linda Hooper-Bui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/850893