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May 09, 2008
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Ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Jornada

Entries based largely on collection records in W. MacKay and E. MacKay. 2002. The Ants of New Mexico. Edwin Mellen Press, NY and collections of B. Bestelmeyer. All entries represent collections within the Jornada Basin (JRN).

Important statistics

Species number at JRN: 74

Species number in North America: 751

Number of new species recently described from JRN: 4

Notes

JRN is an exceptionally species rich site (at about 10% of the entire North American fauna). This is probably due to the intensity of work here but also due to the geographic position of the area and the diversity of ant habitats.

Creosotebush-dominated (Larrea tridentata) communities, especially on the Summerford bajada, are the most species rich habitats in JRN. This plant community type is also the source of several newly described species.

Subfamily

Notes

Species

 

 

 

Ponerinae

 

Hypoponera opacior (Forel)

 

 

 

Cerapachyinae

 

Acanthostichus punctiscapus MacKay

Type locality, from Larrea tridentata community

Cerapachys davisi M. Smith

Locally rare, from Larrea tridentata community

 

 

Ecitoninae

 

Neivamyrmex fallax Borgmeier

 

Neivamyrmex harrisii (Haldeman)

 

Neivamyrmex macropterus Borgmeier

 

Neivamyrmex minor (Cresson)

 

Neivamyrmex nigrescens (Cresson)

 

Neivamyrmex swainsonii (Shuckard)

 

Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins

 

 

 

Myrmicinae

 

Aphaenogaster cockerelli André

Genus used to be Novomessor

Aphaenogaster punctaticeps MacKay

Type locality, from Larrea tridentata community

Crematogaster californica Wheeler

 

Crematogaster cerasi (Fitch)

 

Crematogaster depilis Wheeler

 

Crematogaster hespera Buren

 

Crematogaster larreae Buren

 

Crematogaster opuntiae Buren

 

Crematogaster punctulata Emery

 

Cyphomyrmex wheeleri Forel

Rare, from Larrea tridentata community

Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler

 

Monomorium minimum (Buckley)

 

Pheidole cerebrosior Wheeler

 

Pheidole desertorum Wheeler

 

Pheidole hyatti Emery

 

Pheidole militicida Wheeler

 

Pheidole obtusospinosa Pergande

 

Pheidole rugulosa Gregg

 

Pheidole sciophila Wheeler

 

Pheidole tepicana Pergande

 

Pheidole tetra Creighton

 

Pheidole tucsonica Wheeler

 

Pheidole xerophila Wheeler

 

Pogonomyrmex apache Wheeler

 

Pogonomyrmex barbatus (Smith)

 

Pogonomyrmex californicus (Buckley)

 

Pogonomyrmex desertorum Wheeler

 

Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus Wheeler

 

Pogonomyrmex maricopa Wheeler

 

Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery

 

Pogonomyrmex texanus Francke&Merickel

 

Rogeria foreli Emery

 

Solenopsis amblychila Wheeler

There may be confusion between aurea and amblychila

Solenopsis aurea Wheeler

 

Solenopsis krockowi Wheeler

 

Solenopsis pergandei Forel

 

Solenopsis xyloni McCook

 

Solenopsis sp. nov.

 

Temnothorax bestelmeyeri Mackay

Genus used to be Leptothorax; Type locality, from Larrea tridentata community

Temnothorax colleenae Mackay

Type locality, from Larrea tridentata community

Temnothorax neomexicanus Wheeler

 

Temnothorax olbiquicanthus Cole

 

Temnothorax pergandei Emery

Locally rare, from Larrea tridentata community

Tetramorium hispidum (Wheeler)

 

Trachymyrmex smithi Buren

 

Tranopelta sp.

 

 

 

Dolichoderinae

 

Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler

Genus used to be Conomyrma

Dorymyrmex flavus McCook

 

Dorymyrmex insanus (Buckley)

 

Forelius mccooki McCook

Genus used to be Iridomyrmex

Forelius pruinosus (Roger)

 

Liometopum apiculatum Mayr

 

 

 

Formicinae

 

Brachymyrmex depilis Emery

 

Camponotus festinatus (Buckley)

 

Camponotus ulcerosus Wheeler

 

Formica perpilosa Wheeler

 

Myrmecocystus depilis Forel

 

Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael

 

Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler

 

Myrmecocystus navajo Wheeler

 

Myrmecocystus placodops Forel

 

Myrmecocystus romainei Snelling

 

Paratrechina terricola (Buckley)

 

Paratrechina vividula (Nylander)

 

 

 

Disclaimer and Legal Statement: This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant number DEB-0080412. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or New Mexico State University.
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