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Species: Pogonomyrmex badius

Name Status: Valid Name

Taxonomic Hierarchy:

Subfamily: Myrmicinae Genus: Pogonomyrmex

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2013)

Formica badia Latreille, 1802a: 238, pl. 11, fig. 71 (w.q.) U.S.A. AntCat AntWiki

Taxonomic history

Lepeletier, 1835: 175 (m.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1960b PDF: 2 (l.); Taber, Cokendolpher & Francke, 1988 PDF: 51 (k.).

Combination in Aphaenogaster: Roger, 1863b PDF: 30; in Pogonomyrmex: Mayr, 1870b PDF: 971.

Senior synonym of Pogonomyrmex transversa (and its junior synonyms Pogonomyrmex brevipennis, Pogonomyrmex crudelis): Emery, 1895d PDF: 310.

See also: Cole, 1968: 148; Gordon, 1984: 413; Hölldobler & Wilson, 1971: 385; Smith, 1979: 1356.

Taxon Page Images:

P. badius can be host to Mermithidae, a family of nematode worms that are endoparasites in arthropods.

Photo by Christina Kwapich

Taxon Page Author History

On 2012-10-03 11:25:51 brian fisher modified Images
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Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in Disturbed sandhill roadside near airport, 1 times found in Oak Scrub, 1 times found in scrub habitat, 1 times found in scrubby flatwoods, 1 times found in coastal sand dunes

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 1 times search, 1 times from SRSS

Elevations: collected from 1 - 42 meters, 26 meters average