Myrmicine-ants
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Wasmannia
Wasmannia is a genus of small myrmicine ants in the tribe Attini, established by Forel in 1893. The genus contains approximately 10 described species distributed across the Neotropics, with the most notable being Wasmannia auropunctata, commonly known as the electric ant or little fire ant. This species has achieved global notoriety as one of the world's most destructive invasive ant species, having spread from its native range in Central and South America to tropical and subtropical regions worldwide including Florida, Hawaii, Australia, and numerous Pacific islands. The genus is characterized by small, monomorphic workers with a well-developed sting apparatus.