Abstract
We report for the first time the presence of the Argentine ant Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868) on Reunion Island and specify the conditions under which we detected it. We also mention the second observation for the ant Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862.
Publisher
Observatoire des Abeilles
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