A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Author Ward, P. S. text Zootaxa 2005 936 1 68 journal article 39107 10.5281/zenodo.171144 7b235ee0-db22-4606-8a01-05936f594932 171144 Genus Wasmannia Forel Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) has been recorded occasionally from southern California. Native to the Neotropics, this aggressive species has not become established in California, probably because of climatic unsuitability. It is considered ecologically destructive in other areas where it has successfully invaded. References: Jourdan (1997) , Le Breton et al . (2004) , Longino and Fernández (2005) , Lubin (1984) , Ulloa­Chacón and Cherix (1990) , Wetterer and Porter (2003) .