Myrmecocystus romainei

Myrmecocystus romainei Snelling, 1975 valid

Myrmecocystus romainei Snelling, 1975: 22 (w.) U.S.A. (Arizona). Nearctic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: U.S.A.: Arizona, Cameron (M. Romaine). Primary type depository: LACM. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 53 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: AMNH, LACM, MCZC, OSUC, USNM. Type notes: Snelling, 1976: 80, adds that specimen data labels read “57 mi. N Cameron, Ariz., 5/15/32 M. Romaine”.

[First available use of Myrmecocystus melliger semirufus romainei Cole, 1936b; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
Snelling, 1976: 78 (q.m.)
Combination in Myrmecocystus (Endiodioctes): Snelling, 1976: 78.
As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Cole, 1937b: 138; Creighton, 1950a: 447; Smith, 1951c: 855.
Material referred to Myrmecocystus mimicus by Creighton, 1950a: 447.
Status as species: Snelling, 1976: 78 (redescription); Smith, 1979: 1447; Snelling & George, 1979: 232; Snelling, 1982b: 70; Allred, 1982: 489; Wheeler & Wheeler, 1986g: 73; Bolton, 1995b: 275; Mackay & Mackay, 2002: 400; Ward, 2005: 65.

Citations

Allred, D. M. 1982. Ants of Utah. Great Basin Naturalist 42:415-511.
Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp.
Cole, A. C., Jr. 1937b. An annotated list of the ants of Arizona (Hym.: Formicidae). [concl.]. Entomological News 48:134-140. PDF
Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 104:1-585. PDF
Mackay, W.; Mackay, E. 2002. The ants of New Mexico (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Lewiston, New York: Edwin Mellen Press, 400 pp. PDF
Smith, D. R. 1979. Superfamily Formicoidea. Pp. 1323-1467 in: Krombein, K. V.; Hurd, P. D.; Smith, D. R.; Burks, B. D. (eds.) 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America north of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. i-xvi, 1199-2209.
Smith, M. R. 1951c. Family Formicidae. Pp. 778-875 in: Muesebeck, C. F. W.; Krombein, K. V.; Townes, H. K. (eds.) 1951. Hymenoptera of America north of Mexico. Synoptic catalogue. United States Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Monograph 2:1-1420. PDF
Snelling, R. R. 1975. [Untitled. Taxonomic actions attributed to R.R. Snelling.]. Pp. 22-23 in: Hunt, J. H.; Snelling, R. R. 1975. A checklist of the ants of Arizona. Journal of the Arizona Academy of Science 10:20-23. PDF
Snelling, R. R. 1976. A revision of the honey ants, genus Myrmecocystus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Science Bulletin 24:1-163. PDF
Snelling, R. R. 1982b. A revision of the honey ants, genus Myrmecocystus, first supplement (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 81:69-86. PDF
Snelling, R. R.; George, C. D. 1979. The taxonomy, distribution and ecology of California desert ants. Report to California Desert Plan Program, Bureau of Land Management. Riverside: U.S. Dept. Interior, 335 + 89 pp.
Ward, P. S. 2005. A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 936:1-68. PDF
Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1986g. The ants of Nevada. Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, vii + 138 pp. PDF

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