Abstract
The crazy ant, Anoplolepis longipes, was first reported in Mahe in the Seychelles in 1972. Anoplolepis longipes, a formicine ant belonging to the tribe Plagiolepidini, is often called the crazy ant because of its rapid movements and frequent changes of direction. Like all ants, A. longipes requires protein-rich foods for egg production and growth of the larvae. Anoplolepis longipes is probably a native of China and tropical Africa, but it has become a tramp ant', spread widely by mankind to many tropical countries. Anoplolepis longipes is sometimes regarded as a beneficial insect, acting as a natural enemy of some pests such as the beetles, Melittomma insulare, Fairm. and Oryctes monocerosand the coreid bug, Amblypelta cocophaga China. Anoplolepis longipes greatly enhanced coccid populations, and their production of honeydew, which was considerably in excess of what the ants could consume.
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