Wasmannia
| Wasmannia | |
|---|---|
| Wasmannia auropunctata worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Wasmannia Forel, 1893 |
| Type species | |
| Tetramorium auropunctatum Roger, 1863 | |
| Diversity | |
| 10 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hercynia Enzmann, J., 1947 | |
Wasmannia is a genus of ants. Wasmannia auropunctata is known as the electric ant or little fire ant and are considered by many countries to be a destructive, highly invasive species.