Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Trichomyrmex destructor
Hormiga de singapur, Singapore ant
The Singapore ant is a small (1.8 to 3.5 mm) omnivorous ant that ranges in colour from yellow to brown, with a smooth texture and long antennae. Singapore ants form large colonies with multiple queens and new colonies of ants are established when one of these queens migrates to a different nest site.
The Singapore Ant is a small (1.8 to 3.5 mm) omnivorous ant that ranges in colour from yellow to brown. It has a smooth texture and long antennae. It forms large colonies with many queens. New colonies are most commonly formed by one of the queens walking to a new nest site.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Suborder
Apocrita
Superfamily
Vespoidea
Family
Formicidae
Section
Crematogastrini
Genus
Trichomyrmex
Species
destructor
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn: Monomorium destructor
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1997
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Stowaway
Subpathway: Hitchhiker on transport vehicles/cargo
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Baltra, Floreana, Isabela, Santiago
- Herrera, H. W., Tocora, M. C., Fiorentino, G., Causton, C. E., Dekoninck, W., & Hendrickx, F. (2024) The ants of the Galápagos Islands (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): a historical overview, checklist, and identification key. ZooKeys, 1191, 151.
- Herrera, H. W., Baert, L., Dekoninck, W., Causton, C. E., Sevilla, C. R., Pozo, P., & Hendrickx, F. (2020) Distribution and habitat preferences of Galápagos ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Belgian Journal of Entomology 93: 1–60.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Trichomyrmex destructor", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18751. Accessed 29 May 2026.