Destroyer Ant Trichomyrmex destructor

Classification

Myrmicinae [subfamily]

Trichomyrmex [genus] (1)

destructor [species]

Classification

Myrmicinae [subfamily]

Trichomyrmex [genus] (1)

destructor [species]

Presence

Recorded on	Aruba
	Bonaire
	Curaçao
	Sint Maarten

Presence status	Introduced (2) - Aruba
	Introduced (2) - Bonaire
	Introduced (2) - Curaçao
	Introduced (2) - Sint Maarten

Natural distribution	Asia
	Africa

Distribution description	Native to North Africa, Middle East and South Asia

Publications

Boer, P. 2018. Ants of Curaçao. [link]
Boer, P. 2020. Ants of Aruba, species list. [link]
Buurt, G. van, & Debrot, A.O. 2012. Introduced agricultural pests, plant and animals diseases and vectors in the Dutch Caribbean, with an “Alert species” list. 1-35. IMARES, Wageningen.
Wetterer, J.K. 2009. Worldwide spread of the destroyer ant, Monomorium destructor (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 12: 97-108.