Species: Myrmecocystus mimicus

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2021)

Myrmecocystus melliger subsp. mimicus Wheeler, 1908g PDF: 353 (w.q.m.) U.S.A. (Texas). Nearctic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Wheeler & Wheeler, 1968a PDF: 213 (l.).

Combination in Myrmecocystus (Endiodioctes): Snelling, 1976 PDF: 54.

As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1925d PDF: 239.

Subspecies of Myrmecocystus melliger: Wheeler, 1910a PDF: 571; Wheeler, 1912e PDF: 176; Cole, 1937b PDF: 138; Smith, 1951c PDF: 855.

Status as species: Creighton, 1950a PDF: 446; Cole, 1954g PDF: 285; Smith, 1958c PDF: 152; Cole, 1966b PDF: 21 (in key); Hunt & Snelling, 1975 PDF: 23; Snelling, 1976 PDF: 54 (redescription); Francoeur & Snelling, 1979 PDF: 6; Smith, 1979: 1447; Snelling & George, 1979: 229; Dlussky, 1981b PDF: 48; Allred, 1982: 488; Wheeler & Wheeler, 1986g PDF: 72; Bolton, 1995b: 275; Mackay & Mackay, 2002 PDF: 397; Ward, 2005 PDF: 64.

Senior synonym of Myrmecocystus melliger mimicus jesuita: Creighton, 1950a PDF: 447; Smith, 1958c PDF: 152; Snelling, 1976 PDF: 54; Smith, 1979: 1447; Snelling & George, 1979: 229; Bolton, 1995b: 275.

Senior synonym of Myrmecocystus melliger lomaensis: Creighton, 1950a PDF: 447; Smith, 1958c PDF: 152; Snelling, 1976 PDF: 54; Smith, 1979: 1447; Snelling & George, 1979: 229; Bolton, 1995b: 275.

// Distribution

Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Americas: Mexico, United States
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Nearctic

Distribution Notes:

collected from the Chiricahua Mtns, Cochise Co.

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Treatment Citation: Ward, P. S., 2005, A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 936, pp. 1-68

Myrmecocystus mimicus WheelerHNS 1908g

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 6 times found in creosote mesquite desert, 2 times found in ocotillo-agave rocky slope, 2 times found in desert, 2 times found in Cactus yucca desert, 1 times found in desert flat, mesquite, 2 times found in Joshua Tree- cedar sagebrush desert, 1 times found in juniper-oak woodland, 1 times found in Creosote bush- mesquite desert, 1 times found in mesquite-yucca-ephedra desert, 1 times found in Creosote bush-mesquite desert, ...

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 2 times at nest on ground, 3 times ground nest, 3 times ground, 2 times large crater, 1 times nest on gravelly slope, 1 times nest in soil, 1 times large gravel crater, 1 times ground nest with crater, 1 times ground forager, 1 times gravel crater, 1 times foraging off the road, ...

Collected most commonly using these methods: 4 times direct collection, 2 times search, 2 times hand collected, 1 times hand collecting.

Elevations: collected from 6 - 2117 meters, 1297 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1944-09-13 and 2019-03-14

Type specimens:

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