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Extant: 1 valid subspecies
Taxonomic history
Found most commonly in these habitats: 2 times found in Mesquite-creosote-Ephedra-grass scrub association, 1 times found in disturbed roadside habitat, 1 times found in spine grass-cactus-Mulinum spinosum habitat.
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 1 times 6" tumulus nest, loamy soil with grasses & creosote, 1 times 6" tumulus nest, sandy-gravelly soil with creosote, Ephedra, mesquite, Churquiraga, & other shrubs, 1 times 4”tumulus with sexuals, 1 times 4" tumulus nest in crater of small dead plant, sandy-gravelly-rocky soil, 1 times 15” tumulus with abundant sexuals.
Elevations: collected from 192 - 1875 meters, 1238 meters average
Collect Date Range: collected between 1966-12-13 and 2014-02-17
Type specimens: Lectotype of Pogonomyrmex carbonarius: casent0173355
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