Linepithema iniquum

Interesting Facts

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 4,002 meters (0 to 13,130 feet).[1]

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Superorder: Hymenopterida ()
        Order: Hymenoptera () - C. Linnaeus, 1758
        Suborder: Apocrita ()
        Superfamily: Vespoidea ()
        Family: Formicidae () - Latreille, 1809
        Subfamily: Dolichoderinae ()
        Tribe: Leptomyrmecini ()
        Genus: Linepithema () - Mayr, 1866
        Specific name: iniquum - (Mayr, 1870)
        Scientific name: - Linepithema iniquum (Mayr, 1870)

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 13-Mar-2001

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Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:

Mean = 424.040 meters (1,391.207 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,066.850 based on 110 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]