- Paratrechina pubens
Taxobox
name = "Paratrechina pubens"
status =
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Hymenoptera
familia =Formicidae
genus = "Paratrechina "
species = "P. pubens"
binomial = "Paratrechina pubens"
binomial_authority = (Forel, 1893)
synonyms ="Paratrechina pubens" is a species of
ant of the genusParatrechina , commonly called the Caribbean crazy ant. These ants are about one-eighth inch long and are covered with reddish-brown hairs. The colonies have multiple queens. An infestation of this species, or a related species provisionally named "Paratrechina" species near "pubens", is ongoing in and around Houston, Texas. [ [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080515/ap_on_re_us/texas_ants;_ylt=Amuuu3dPi58OpMzGIOMc2Kys0NUE Ants swarm over Houston area, fouling electronics] , retrieved 15 May 2008]References
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