Cardiocondyla obscurior

Cardiocondyla obscurior

Cardiocondyla obscurior is a small (~1.5 mm) yellow to yellowish brown tropical species of Ants in the tribe Crematogastrini (Formicidae: Myrmicinae). It is a member of the "Cardiocondyla wroughtonii group" with various very similar species, with an assumed origin in Southeast Asia.
Being an accomplished "tramp ant" it has formed populations around the globe, including even in northern Europe. It is polygynous, and often founds new colonies by nest splitting.
Cardiocondyla obscurior - collage Tiny (1.5mm) "exotic" (in NL) Ant species Cardiocondyla obscurior. A number of specimen came crawling out of some corpses of Periplaneta cockroaches that I had taken from the Orchids greenhouse in the Leiden Hortus Botanicus. Cardiocondyla,Cardiocondyla obscurior,Formicidae,Geotagged,Hymenoptera,Netherlands

Appearance

As compared to Cardiocondyla wroughtonii, the workers of C. obscurior have a darker gaster, a shorter head and a smaller postocular distance and narrower frons.

References:

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http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Cardiocondyla_obscurior
https://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=obscurior&genus=Cardiocondyla&rank=species&project=worldants
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyFormicidae
GenusCardiocondyla
SpeciesCardiocondyla obscurior
Photographed in
Netherlands