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Species: Myrmecocystus (Myrmecocystus) navajo

Name Status: Valid Name

Taxonomic Hierarchy:

Subfamily: Formicinae Genus: Myrmecocystus

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2013)

Myrmecocystus mexicanus subsp. navajo Wheeler, 1908g PDF: 360, fig. 11 (w.q.) U.S.A. AntCat AntWiki

Taxonomic history

Snelling, 1976 PDF: 126 (m.).

Raised to species: Creighton, 1950a PDF: 449.

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: 1 times found in Grazed Juniper, Q. turbinella scrub to 20' tall along shallow wash., 2 times found in juniper woodland ecotone, 1 times found in Juniper-wdld. ecotone

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 1 times Gravelly cone 3" diam. in open.

Elevations: collected at 1512 m