Andrea Lucky and Milan Janda are seeking specimens of the following ant taxa in 95% EtOH for a study of biogeographic patterns in Melanesian/Pacific ants:
Nylanderia (Paratrechina) vaga (Forel)
Odontomachus simillimus Smith F.
Oecophylla smaragdina Emery
Solenopsis papuana Emery
Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius)
Tetramorium pacificum Mayr (Also of interest are Tetramorium insolens (F. Smith) and Tetramorium tonganum Mayr)
If you are willing to donate any of these species to this project, please contact Andrea Lucky (alucky@ncsu.edu) or Milan Janda (mjanda@oeb.harvard.edu) for details about identifications and shipping.
I was tripping over those guys last month. They are mean little buggers.