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Nylanderia guatemalensis (Forel, 1885)

Hormiga, Ant

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hymenoptera

Suborder
Apocrita

Superfamily
Vespoidea

Family
Formicidae

Genus
Nylanderia

Species
guatemalensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn: Nylanderia guatemalensis itinerans (Forel, 1901); Nylanderia steinheili (Forel, 1893).

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Stowaway

Subpathway: Hitchhiker on transport vehicles/cargo

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: San Cristobal, Santa Cruz

References

Williams, J. L. Puckett, C., Herrera, H.W., Lapolla, J.S., Fiorentino, G., Tocora-Protz, M.C., Fernández, F., Dekoninck, W. and Lucky, A. (2026) Taxonomic revision of the Nylanderia guatemalensis species complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Neotropics, with implications for conservation and invasion biology. Zootaxa 5837 (2): 201–239

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"Galapagos Species Database, Nylanderia guatemalensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25659. Accessed 6 November 2026.