I'm reading news articles about these ants causing problems in Texas, but can't find their scientific name in a google search or in any of the articles that mention them.
What is the scientific name for the "crazy raspberry ant"?
The news references "paratrenicha species near pubens"
But that is either a misnomer, or they are cousins of the crazy ant (Paratrechina pubens) - a caribbean ant of the same genus at least.
I think they are simply the crazy ant and the news is doing a bad job of reporting.
Reply:This ant has yet to be identified to species due to confusion regarding the taxonomy of the genus. Therefore, this ant is referred to as Paratrechina sp. nr. pubens.
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