Myrmeciinae
|
Myrmecia pilosula
|
Jack jumper ant
|
Southern Australia29
|
+++
|
Skin test
purified Venom: available in public specialist treatment centers*
sIgE
ImmunoCAP
Nationally available non-commercial validated referred pathology
test**
|
Standardized purified venom immunotherapy at state public treatment
centers**
|
|
Myrmecia pyriformis |
Brown bulldog ant |
Southern
Australia29
|
++ |
Research only |
None |
Myrmicinae
|
Solenopsis invicta
|
Red imported fire ant
|
Native South America. Invasive Southern United States & Caribbean,
China. Eradication programs in Northern Australia & New
Zealand.168
|
+++
|
Skin test
- ALK-Abello***
- Julilant Hollister Steer Allergy#
- Stallergenes Greer##
sIgE
- Solenopsis invicta WBE; ImmunoCAP###
- Immulite‡
- ALEX2‡‡
|
Whole body extract
- ALK-Abello***
- Julilant Hollister Steer Allergy#
- Stallergenes Greer##
|
|
Solenopsis richteri
|
Black imported fire ant
|
Native South America. Invasive Southern United States & Caribbean
|
+++
|
Skin test
- Stallergenes Greer##
- ALEX2‡‡
|
Whole body extract
- Stallergenes Greer##
|
|
Solenopsis geminata |
Tropical fire ant |
Native to southern
United States, & South America. Invasive Europe, Africa, Southern &
South East Asia, Australia, and Pacific Islands169
|
+++ |
Research only/locally available. |
None (expert
recommendations to use other Solenopsis spp venom due to
cross-reactivity) |
|
Solenopsis xyloni |
Southern fire ant |
Native to southern
United States35
|
++ |
|
|
|
Solenopsis aurea |
Desert fire ant |
Native to southern United
States & Mexico35
|
++ |
|
|
Ectatomminae |
Rhytidoponera metallica |
Greenhead ant |
Eastern Australia29
|
++ |
Research only |
None |
Ponerinae |
Brachyponera sennaarensis |
Samsun ant |
Native Africa, Middle East37
|
++ |
Non-commercial locally produced |
Whole body extract (local
production) |
|
Brachyponera chinensis |
Asian needle ant |
Native Japan and
east Asia. Invasive United States range38
|
+ |
Research only |
None |
Pseudomyrmecinae |
Tetraponera rufonigra |
|
Native to South and
South-East Asia41,170
|
++ |
|
None (but some
data to use other Solenopsis spp venom due to
cross-reactivity)79
|
|
Pseudomyrmex ejectus |
Twig or oak ant |
Native to southern
United States & Mexico35
|
+ |
None |
None |