Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Year of first record: 1975

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Stowaway

Subpathway: Hitchhiker on transport vehicles/cargo

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

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

Distribution: Bainbridge #1, Cousin, Daphne Mayor, Darwin, Fernandina, Floreana, Gardner (next to Floreana), Isabela, Mariela Grande, Marchena, Pinta, Santiago, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe and Wolf.

• Forel, A. (1899) Heterogyna (Formicidae). Fauna Hawaiiensis 1:116-122.
• 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.
• 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.