Monomorium floricola

The bicolored trailing ant or flower ant (Monomorium floricola) is a species of ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is a widespread, invasive ant which is found all over the world.[1]

Bicolored trailing ant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Suborder:
Apocrita
Family:
Formicidae
Subfamily:
Myrmicinae
Genus:
Monomorium
Species:
M. floricola
Binomial name
Metapone floricola
(Jerdon, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Monomorium angusticlava Donisthorpe, 1947
  • Monomorium cinnabari Roger, 1863
  • Monomorium floreanum Stitz, 1932
  • Monomorium floricola furina Forel, 1911
  • Monomorium floricola philippinensis Forel, 1910
  • Monomorium impressum Smith, F., 1876
  • Monomorium poecilum Roger, 1863
  • Monomorium specularis Mayr, 1866

References
  1. http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=1755
  • "Monomorium floricola - Facts". AntWeb. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  • "Monomorium floricola". at antwiki.org
  • Animaldiversity.org
  • Landcare Research


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