Paratrechina longicornis
TaxID: 262035
Basic Information
Paratrechina longicornis
Crazy Ant
The longhorn crazy ant (Paratrechina longicornis), also known as the black crazy ant, is a species of small Formicine ant. These ants are commonly called "crazy ants" because instead of following straight lines, they dash around erratically. They have a broad distribution, including much of the tropics and subtropics, and are also found in buildings in more temperate regions, making them one of the most widespread ant species in the world. This species, as well as all others in the ant subfamily Formicinae, cannot sting. However, this species can fire/shoot a formic acid spray from its abdomen when under attack by other insects or attacking other insects. When the longhorn crazy ant (Paratrechina longicornis) bends its abdomen while aiming at an enemy insect, it is typically shooting its hard-to-see acid. These ants can be touched safely, similar to the ghost ants.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Paratrechina
longicornis
unclassified
Species
nan
k__Metazoa;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Hymenoptera;f__Formicidae;g__Paratrechina;s__Paratrechina longicornis
nan
Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
Worker. Body length about 2.5–3 mm. Head, mesosoma, petiole, and gaster dark brown to blackish brown. Scapes exceptionally long, when laid back from their insertions surpassing posterior margin of head by at least one-half its length. Pilosity long, stout, scattered, suberect to erect, greyish or whitish setae.
Plazi taxonomic treatment
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (3 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Republic of Korea | Quarantine pests | — |
| New Zealand | Quarantine pests | — |
| French Polynesia | Present | — |
Distribution (129 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | Present | — |
| Aruba | Present | — |
| Anguilla | Present | — |
| Algeria | Present | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Present | — |
| Argentina | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | — |
| Bangladesh | Present | — |
| Bahrain | Present | — |
| Bahamas | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (1 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Assembly Accession | Assembly Level | Genome Size(Mb) | Contig N50(Kb) | Scaffold N50(Kb) | BUSCO% | Downloads | Actions |
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| GCA_048543675.1 | Scaffold | 247 | 11926 | 11975 | - |
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Transcriptomes (3 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Run ID | Tissue | Developmental Stage | Sex | Read Count | Location | Actions |
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| SRR31304690 | workers whole body | - | - | 60139699 | China | |
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PRJNA1172379 SRX26683047 SRP539530 insect RNA sequencing of Paratrechina longicornis Bulk RNA sequencing GAGA-0198 {'tissue': 'workers whole body', 'isolate': 'GAGA-0198', 'geo_loc_name': 'China', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2018-03-02'} |
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| SRR31304689 | workers whole body | - | - | 64695550 | China | |
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PRJNA1172379 SRX26683048 SRP539530 insect RNA sequencing of Paratrechina longicornis Bulk RNA sequencing GAGA-0198 {'tissue': 'workers whole body', 'isolate': 'GAGA-0198', 'geo_loc_name': 'China', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2018-03-02'} |
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| SRR31304688 | workers whole body | - | - | 55782571 | China | |
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PRJNA1172379 SRX26683049 SRP539530 insect RNA sequencing of Paratrechina longicornis Bulk RNA sequencing GAGA-0198 {'tissue': 'workers whole body', 'isolate': 'GAGA-0198', 'geo_loc_name': 'China', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2018-03-02'} |
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Literature
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