Formicidae
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895
Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery, 1895
Pogonomyrmex rugosus is a harvester ant species endemic to parts of the southwestern United States.
Pogonomyrmex barbatus (Smith, 1858)
Pogonomyrmex barbatus (Smith, 1858)
Pogonomyrmex barbatus, the red harvester ant, is a large seed-eating ant native to the arid Southwestern United States.
Pogonomyrmex bicolor Cole, 1968
Pogonomyrmex bicolor Cole, 1968
Pogonomyrmex bicolor, the bicolored harvester ant, is a harvester ant species native to parts of the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (Cresson, 1865)
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (Cresson, 1865)
The western harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex occidentalis) lives in arid areas of the American West and has a painful venomous sting.
Pogonomyrmex subnitidus Emery, 1895
Pogonomyrmex subnitidus Emery, 1895
Pogonomyrmex subnitidus is a harvester ant species in Myrmicinae with confirmed ranges in western North America and possible presence elsewhere.
Pogonomyrmex salinus Olsen, 1934
Pogonomyrmex salinus Olsen, 1934
Pogonomyrmex salinus Olsen, 1934 is a species of ant in the ant family Formicidae.
Pogonomyrmex californicus (Buckley, 1867)
Pogonomyrmex californicus (Buckley, 1867)
Pogonomyrmex californicus, the California harvester ant, is a North American ant used in commercial ant farms and traditionally by the Chumash as a hallucinogen.
Pogonomyrmex maricopa Wheeler, 1914
Pogonomyrmex maricopa Wheeler, 1914
Pogonomyrmox maricopa, the Maricopa harvester ant, is a common North American ant with the world's most toxic insect venom.
Pogonomyrmex badius (Latreille, 1802)
Pogonomyrmex badius (Latreille, 1802)
Pogonomyrmex badius is a large polymorphic harvester ant from Florida scrub, with potent venom and stinger autotomy.
Pogonomyrmex comanche Wheeler, 1902
Pogonomyrmex comanche Wheeler, 1902
Pogonomyrmex comanche, the Comanche harvester ant, is a species of ant in the Formicidae family.
Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus Wheeler, 1902
Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus Wheeler, 1902
Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus is an ant species from the family Formicidae first described in 1902 by Wheeler.
Messor barbarus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Messor barbarus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Messor barbarus is a harvester ant species of the subfamily Myrmicinae found in Southern Europe and Northern Africa.
Messor capitatus (Latreille, 1798)
Messor capitatus (Latreille, 1798)
Messor capitatus is a seed-eating Mediterranean Old World harvester ant that can have thelytokous worker reproduction when queenless.
Messor structor (Latreille, 1798)
Messor structor (Latreille, 1798)
Messor structor is a polymorphic large seed-harvester ant that lives in dry open steppe, semi-desert and sandy habitats.
Messor ibericus Santschi, 1931
Messor ibericus Santschi, 1931
Messor ibericus is a reddish-brown ant species described in 1931, with distinct size classes and identifiable male hair traits.
Aphaenogaster occidentalis (Emery, 1895)
Aphaenogaster occidentalis (Emery, 1895)
Aphaenogaster occidentalis is a species of ant in the ant family Formicidae.
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862)
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr, 1862)
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis is an ant species classified in the ant family Formicidae.
Aphaenogaster lamellidens Mayr, 1886
Aphaenogaster lamellidens Mayr, 1886
Aphaenogaster lamellidens is a species of ant in the Formicidae ant family.
Aphaenogaster senilis Mayr, 1853
Aphaenogaster senilis Mayr, 1853
Aphaenogaster senilis is a western Mediterranean omnivorous ant found in natural and human-altered habitats.
Stenamma debile (Foerster, 1850)
Stenamma debile (Foerster, 1850)
Stenamma debile is a common European ant easily confused with S. westwoodii, identifiable by its reddish-brown color and long thin petiole.
Veromessor andrei (Mayr, 1886)
Veromessor andrei (Mayr, 1886)
Veromessor andrei is a harvester ant species native to western North America, with confirmed and possible ranges across parts of the US and Mexico.
Messor pergandei (Mayr, 1886)
Messor pergandei (Mayr, 1886)
Messor pergandei is a species of harvester ant that feeds on seeds, with variable body size depending on environmental conditions.
Novomessor cockerelli
Novomessor cockerelli
Novomessor cockerelli is a large aggressive brown ant found in arid areas of the Southwestern US and northern Mexico.
Solenopsis punctaticeps Mayr, 1865
Solenopsis punctaticeps Mayr, 1865
Solenopsis punctaticeps, sometimes called the yellow fire ant, is a formicid ant found mainly in southern Africa.
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