Linepithema humile

Argentine Ant

As recorded: Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Formicidae

Collected by: Beardsley, J. W.
Date: June 23, 1966
Locality: Puna District
Identified by: Reimer, N.
Record type: Preserved specimen

192 Bishop specimens of Linepithema humile · collected 1940–1991Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 23, 1966, Beardsley, J. W. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Linepithema humile observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,654 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Embarcadero W & Jack London Aquatic Center, Oakland, CA 94607, USA

(c) Dan Killam, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24

Barcelona, España

(c) S. Menéndez, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24

Eivissa, Sant Antoni de Portmany, Baléares, ES

(c) jcb01, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

R Mina Grande, Portugal

(c) Vasco Henrique Oliveira Fonseca, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24

Parque Urbano Municipal Serra de Carnaxide

(c) Maria Emília Martins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-23

Los Angeles County, US-CA, US

(c) numberfist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Linepithema humile. BPBM 77811. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37440741. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/77811.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37440741 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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