Table 1.
Dates Argentine ants were first detected in countries and islands throughout the world
| No./letter | Year | Location | Collection (ref.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduced populations | |||
| 1 | 1940 | United States: Hawaii | HDOA (43) |
| 2 | 1907 | United States: California | (32) |
| 3 | 1891 | United States: Louisiana | (32) |
| 4 | 1938 | Mexico: Baja California | CASC |
| 5 | 1946 | Mexico: (Mexico City) | USNH |
| 6 | 1949 | Bermuda | (44) |
| 7 | 1974 | Peru: (Lima) | (46) |
| 8 | 1987 | Easter Island | USNH (47) |
| 9 | 1910 | Chile | (32) |
| 10 | 1927 | Britain | (48) |
| 11 | 1900 | Portugal: (Lisbon) | (50) |
| 12 | 1905 | France | (51) |
| 13 | 1980 | Switzerland | (52) |
| 14 | 1926 | Italy: Sicily | (48) |
| 15 | 1970 | Corsica | (53) |
| 16 | 1923 | Spain | (54) |
| 17 | 1940 | Azores | USNH |
| 18 | 1882 | Madeira | (55) |
| 19 | 1965 | Grand Canary | FMNH |
| 20 | 1901 | South Africa: (Stellenbosch) | (56) |
| 21 | 1995 | United Arab Emirates | (57) |
| 22 | 1993 | Japan: Hiroshima | (58) |
| 23 | 1941 | Australia: Western Australia | (59) |
| 24 | ? | Australia: South Australia | P. Ward (personal communication) |
| 25 | 1939 | Australia: Victoria | USNH (59) |
| 26 | 1950 | Australia: New South Wales | FMNH |
| 27 | 1951 | Tasmania: (Hobart) | (59) |
| 28 | 1990 | New Zealand | (60) |
| Native populations | |||
| A | Argentina, Buenos Aires Prov. | Type local., Mayr 1868 | |
| Argentina, Entre Rios Prov. | MACN; this study | ||
| Argentina, Corrientes Prov. | MACN; this study | ||
| Argentina, Missiones Prov. | MACN; this study | ||
| Argentina, Chaco Prov. | MACN | ||
| Argentina, Formosa Prov. | MACN | ||
| Argentina, Tucumán Prov.* | MACN | ||
| Argentina, Catamarca Prov.* | MACN | ||
| Argentina, Jujuy Prov.* | MACN | ||
| Argentina, Cordoba Prov. | MACN | ||
| Argentina, Santa Fe Prov. | This study | ||
| B | Uruguay, (Carasco) | USNH | |
| Uruguay, Canelones Prov. | MACN | ||
| Uruguay, Colonia Prov. | MACN | ||
| C | Paraguay, (Asari) | MACN | |
| D | Brazil, Sao Paulo Prov.* | (32, 36) | |
| Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul Prov.* | (32) | ||
| Brazil, Minas Gerais Prov.* | (61) | ||
| Brazil, Mato Grosso do Sul* | (36) | ||
Numbers refer to locations in Fig. 1. HDOA, Hawaii Department of Agriculture; CASC, California Academy of Sciences; USNH, United States National Museum; FMNH, Field Museum of Natural History; MACN, Museo de Ciencas Naturales, Buenos Aires.
*
These records may represent a native Linepithema species other than L. humile.