Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00187
Tetramorium caldarium
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About Tetramorium caldarium
Tetramorium caldarium belongs to Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Identity and ecological evidence
Tetramorium caldarium is a widely transported tropical ant. Specialist accounts caution that its biology and effects on the ant communities it enters are poorly known. Its small workers can resemble other transported ants, making identification important before assigning ecological observations. On Kauaʻi, introduced status and recorded presence do not by themselves establish its abundance, competitive dominance, or impact on native species.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Matsunaga, Howarth & Kumashiro (2019) Table 1 includes Kauaʻi island code 'Ka'; reported island distribution: Ha, Ka, Ma, Oa.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Tetramorium caldarium
- Family
- Formicidae
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Tetramorium caldarium belongs to Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.