Pseudomyrmex Lund

Ward, P. S., 2005, A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Zootaxa 936, pp. 1-68 : 39

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scientific name	Pseudomyrmex Lund
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Genus Pseudomyrmex Lund

Ants in this predominantly Neotropical genus nest in hollow dead twigs and other preformed plant cavities. Two species occur in California: P. apache Creighton is widespread at middle and low elevations within the California floristic province, often nesting in branches of manzanita ( Arctostaphylos ), while P. pallidus (F. Smith) is confined to southern California.

Species identification: Ward (1985 b). Additional references: Creighton (1953 b, 1954), Peters (1997), Starks et al. (1998), Ward (1989 a, 1990, 1993).

References

Starks, P. T., Watson, R. E., Dipaola, M. J. & Dipaola, C. P. (1998) The effect of queen number on nestmate discrimination in the facultatively polygynous ant Pseudomyrmex pallidus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Ethology, 104, 573 - 584.

Creighton, W. S. (1953 b ( 1952 )) Pseudomyrmex apache, a new species from the southwestern United States (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche (Cambridge), 59, 131 - 142.

Creighton, W. S. (1954) Additional studies on Pseudomyrmex apache (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche (Cambridge), 61, 9 - 15.

Peters, J. M. (1997) Microsatellite loci for Pseudomyrmex pallidus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Molecular Ecology, 6, 887 - 888.

Ward, P. S. (1985 b) The Nearctic species of the genus Pseudomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Quaestiones Entomologicae, 21, 209 - 246.

Ward, P. S. (1989 a) Systematic studies on pseudomyrmecine ants: revision of the Pseudomyrmex oculatus and P. subtilissimus species groups, with taxonomic comments on other species. Quaestiones Entomologicae, 25, 393 - 468.