Odorous House Ant

Tapinoma sessile

General Status Rank: 
Presence Expected
Common Name: 
Odorous House Ant
Scientific Name: 
Tapinoma sessile
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Hymenoptera (Ant)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Hymenoptera
Family: 
Formicidae
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

There is only one record from the Yukon, Pelly Crossing Campground at km 466 on Klondike Hwy. This species has surely been favoured by human activities in extending its presence so far north. It has not yet been reported in Alaska.(R209) No known recorded in NWT.
References: 
R209
H290
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Presence Expected
Status Rank Description: 
In Canada this ant is known from YT, BC, AB, MB, ON and QC and likely ranges throughout all other provinces and territories. The species ranges province-wide in AB (Glasier et al. 2014). Very wide continental distribution, may be a species complex.
Decision Process Description: 
Draft ranks in 2014 by Jennifer Heron for the National General Status Ranking Program.
Last Updated: 
September 30, 2019

References

Number of Occurrences

  • Francoeur, André (1997) Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Yukon. Chapter in book (pages 901-910) Insects of the Yukon H.V. Danks and J.A. Downes, editors copy in binder - R209 Return
  • Heron, J. in Hebert, R. (2014) Set of 2 e-mails on GS Ants received by S Carriere (09/07/2014). e-version - H290 Return