Technomyrmex difficilis

Fernández and Guerrero (2008) - A tramp species detected in the New World at the zoo in Washington and outdoors in Florida and Puerto Rico (Bolton 2007 and personal communication).

Identification
Fernández and Guerrero (2008) - This species is separated from others in the New World by morphological traits such as dorsum of head behind posterior margin of eye with a single pair of setae and tarsus of hind leg distinctly lighter than the tibia.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: South Africa. Australasian Region: Australia. Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Hawaii, Indonesia, Krakatau Islands, Malaysia, New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Timor-Leste. Malagasy Region: Madagascar, Seychelles. Nearctic Region: United States. Neotropical Region: Antigua and Barbuda, Honduras, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis. Oriental Region: Laos, Thailand, Vietnam.



Nomenclature

 *  difficilis. Technomyrmex mayri r. difficilis Forel, 1892l: 242 (w.q.) MADAGASCAR. Raised to species and senior synonym of nitidulans: Bolton, 2007a: 47.
 * nitidulans. Technomyrmex mayri st. nitidulans Santschi, 1930a: 72, figs. 31-33 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Junior synonym of difficilis: Bolton, 2007a: 47.