The most widespread ant and its new relative: A revision of the genus Paratrechina

The long-horned crazy ant, Paratrechina longicornis, is one of the world's worst invasive ant species. Due to the ease with which it moves around with human activity, biologists have had difficulty in determining the native range of P. longicornis. A recent review of the genus in the open access Journal of Hymenoptera Research helps shed light on the native range of P. longicornis and announces the discovery of a second species, P. zanjensis, native to Africa.

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