The following new insect common names were recently approved by the ESA Committee on Common Names and are being submitted to the ESA membership for comment. Please submit any comments to the ESA Committee on Common Names by emailing pubs@entsoc.org.
To access the proposal, click on the hyperlinked common name below.
Proposed common name: needle ant (to replace Asian needle ant)
Scientific name: Brachyponera chinensis (currently listed as Pachycondyla chinensis)
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Deadline for comments: November 20, 2026