Table 1 in Exotic ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Ohio

Table 1. List of Ohio’s exotic ant species. SpeciesFirst record (year, source)Last record (year, source)# localitiesWhere foundDolichoderinaeLinepithema humile (Mayr)1993, Arnett2015, this study1Indoors onlyTapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius)2008, this study2014, this study2-5Indoors onlyFormicinaeNylanderia flavipes (Smith)2004, this study2015, this study6-9Outdoors, occasionally indoorsParatrechina longicornis (Latreille)1998, Hedges1998, Hedges1Indoors onlyMyrmicinaeCardiocondyla obscurior Wheeler2008, this study2008, this study1Indoors onlyMonomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus)1917, OSU collection2007, this study6-9Indoors onlyPheidole bilimeki Mayr2005, Coovert2005, Coovert1Indoors onlyTetramorium atratulum (Schenck)2005, Coovert2010, this study2-5OutdoorsTetramorium cf. caespitum (Linnaeus)1940, Wesson and Wesson2015, this study>10Outdoors/indoorsPonerinaeHypoponera ragusai (Emery)1940, Wesson and Wesson1940, Wesson and Wesson1Unspecified, likely indoors