Little Fire Ant
Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, 1863)
Names
| English | Little Fire Ant |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Dwergvuurmier |
| Spanish | Hormiguita de fuego |
| Chinese | 金刻沃氏蚁（小火蚁） |
| Sranan Tongo | mira (general name for the group) |
| Scientific name | Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, 1863) |
About this species
The little fire ant (Allomerus auropunctatus), also known as the electric ant, is a small (approx 1.5 mm (1⁄16 in) long), light to golden brown (ginger) social ant native to Central and South America, now spread to parts of Africa (including Gabon and Cameroon), Taiwan, North America, Puerto Rico, Southern Europe (France), Israel, Cuba, St. Croix and six Pacific Island groups (including the Galápagos Islands, Hawaii, New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands) plus north-eastern Australia (Cairns). It is a very harmful invasive species.
The name, electric ant (or little fire ant), derives from the ant's painful sting relative to its size.
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La hormiguita de fuego (Wasmannia auropunctata) es una hormiga social muy pequeña (alrededor de 1,5 mm de largo), de color castaño claro a castaño dorado. Es nativa de América Central y del Sur y ahora está esparcida por partes de África (incluidos Gabón y Camerún), América del Norte, las Antillas y seis grupos de islas del Pacífico (incluidas las islas Galápagos, Hawái, Nueva Caledonia y las islas Salomón) y el nordeste de Australia (Cairns). Está incluida en la lista 100 de las especies exóticas invasoras más dañinas del mundo de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza.
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金刻异节蚁（学名：Allomerus auropunctata）俗称小火蚁、光点小火蚁，旧称金刻沃氏蚁，是一种小型的异节蚁属物种，原生于中南美洲，现已扩张到北美洲、台湾、以色列 和一些太平洋岛屿（加拉帕戈斯群岛、夏威夷、新喀里多尼亚和所罗门群岛），此外东北澳大利亚的凯恩亦有纪录。
其英文名称“electric ant”来自其咬伤产生如触电的强烈痛感， 它也是世界百大外来入侵种之一。金刻异节蚁体长约1.5毫米，通体黄褐色。雌雄皆能无性繁殖，是最早被发现两性都可以无性繁殖的动物。
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Formicidae |
| Genus | Wasmannia |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Paramaribo3
- Sipaliwini3
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
