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Species: Pogonomyrmex (californicus-group) californicus

Name Status: Valid Name

Taxonomic Hierarchy:

Subfamily: Myrmicinae Genus: Pogonomyrmex

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2013)

Myrmica californica Buckley, 1866 PDF: 336 (w.) U.S.A. AntCat AntWiki

Taxonomic history

Wheeler, 1914f PDF: 153 (q.m.); Taber, Cokendolpher & Francke, 1988 PDF: 51 (k.).

Combination in Pogonomyrmex: Emery, 1895d PDF: 311.

Senior synonym of Pogonomyrmex estebanius, Pogonomyrmex longinodis, Pogonomyrmex nitratus: Cole, 1968: 120; of Pogonomyrmex hindleyi: Snelling, 1982a PDF: 98.

Distribution:

collected from the Chiricahua Mtns, Cochise Co.

Taxon Page Author History

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Ward, P. S., 2005:

Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 3 times found in oak conifer woods, 1 times found in Redshank chaparral, 1 times found in Sonoran Desert, chaparral times found in basecamp, 1 times found in perennial herbaceous grassland, 1 times found in Port of entry, Ephedra, Creosote, Dalea schotti Hilaria sp. times found in Sand dunes w/20% plant cover, 1 times found in desert scrub/grass, 1 times found in oak woodland

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 78 times hand collected, 3 times search, 1 times Bee bowl, coll. via bee bowls, 1 times collected by hand from top of nest, 1 times Roadside

Elevations: collected from 45 - 1700 meters, 733 meters average