150 years in the making: first comprehensive list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Virginia, USA Author Ivanov, Kaloyan Author Hightower, Liberty Author Dash, Shawn T. Author Keiper, Joe B. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-02-11 4554 2 532 560 journal article 27566 10.11646/zootaxa.4554.2.8 20a2e10b-bde2-4ad8-885a-96546a521289 1175-5326 2623956 863C3E2F-8026-4F55-97BD-67560DABB476 Pheidole Westwood * , E anastasii Emery. Henrico : City of Richmond, 9.v.1932 , HT Vanderford leg. (USNM: USNM00922105). Although not specified, Virginia’s single record of this species is almost certainly from indoors. bicarinata Mayr. Gloucester , Goochland , Henry , Isle of Wight , New Kent , Newport News , Northampton , Suffolk , Virginia Beach , York (MCZ, STDC, VMNH). Literature records: Virginia Beach ( Guenard & Drew 2011 ), “ Virginia ” ( Mayr 1886 , Emery 1895 , Peck et al. 1998 , Guenard et al. 2012 ). * davisi Wheeler, W.M. Isle of Wight : Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve, 36.82250° N , - 76.85528° W , 9 m , 8.iv.2016 , K Ivanov leg., KI2585, soil nest with a small inconspicuous circular entrance, edge of dirt road through a scrub oak-pine forest, pine barrens; Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve, 36.82263° N , - 76.85522° W , 9 m , 16.viii.2017 , K Ivanov leg., KI2878, foragers at pecan sandies baits, dirt road through a scrub oak-pine forest, pine barrens; Suffolk : South Quay Natural Area Preserve, 36.57571° N , - 76.90562° W , 7 m , 8.iv.2016 , RS Anderson & AV Evans leg., Winkler litter extraction, turkey oak and pine litter, pine barrens; South Quay Natural Area Preserve, 36.56144° N , - 76.90837° W , 7 m , 30.ix.2017 , K Ivanov leg., KI2934, KI2938, KI2941, ground foragers and foragers at pecan sandies baits, edge of successional scrub oak-pine forest, pine barrens; Virginia Beach : First Landing State Park, 36.91888° N , - 76.05336° W , 6 m , 30.viii.2017 , K Ivanov leg., KI2905, ground foragers, edge of maritime forest and adjacent coastal dunes (VMNH). dentata Mayr. Gloucester , Halifax , Henrico , Henry , Northampton , Prince Edward , Suffolk , Virginia Beach , York (VMNH). Literature records: Virginia Beach ( Guenard & Drew 2011 ), “ Virginia ” ( Mayr 1886 , Emery 1895 , Smith, M.R. 1965 , Smith, D.R. 1979 , Peck et al. 1998 , Revis & Waller 2004 , Coovert 2005 , Guenard et al. 2012 ). * morrisii Forel. Essex : 1 mi SE Dunnsville, 7-26.iii.1991 , DR Smith leg., Malaise trap #7 (USNM); Gloucester : Gloucester Point, Virginia Institute of Marine Science campus, 37.24949° N , - 76.49733° W , 6 m , 3-4.x.2017 , K Ivanov leg., red pan traps, flower bed at edge of mowed lawn, coastal urban area; Isle of Wight : Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve, 36.82263° N , - 76.85522° W , 9 m , 16.viii.2017 , K Ivanov leg., KI2872, soil nest with a small inconspicuous entrance, dirt road through a scrub oak-pine forest, pine barrens; Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve, 36.82263° N , - 76.85522° W , 9 m , 16.viii.2017 , K Ivanov leg., KI2878, foragers at pecan sandies baits, along dirt road through a scrub oak-pine forest, pine barrens; Blackwater Ecological Preserve, 36.81247° N , - 76.85358° W , 10 m , 8.iv.2016 , K Ivanov leg., KI2588, soil nest with a conspicuous turret, fire managed Pinus taeda - Pinus palustris stand, pine barrens; Northampton : 15652 Smith Beach Road, 37.36722° N , - 75.98778° W , 4 m , 12.vi.2015 , K Ivanov leg., KI2397, foragers on a dead scarab beetle, wooden boardwalk between mowed lawn and nearby sand beach; Sussex : Cherry Orchard Bog Natural Area Preserve, 37.046278° N , - 77.287028° W , 44 m , 8.iv.2016 , K Ivanov leg., KI2579, soil nest with a conspicuous mound, fire managed pine stand near seepage bog; Chub Sandhills Natural Area Preserve, 36.87250° N , - 77.18667° W , 13 m , 8.iv.2016 , K Ivanov leg., KI2581, soil nest with a conspicuous mound at base of cut pine trunk on ground, open scrub oak-pine woods, pine barrens; Chub Sandhills Natural Area Preserve, 36.87157° N , - 77.18733° W , 24-30.ix.2017 , AV Evans, V-shaped flight intercept trap, pine barrens; Virginia Beach : First Landing State Park, 36.91888° N , - 76.05336° W , 6 m , 30.viii.2017 , K Ivanov leg., KI2912, Winkler litter extraction, sifted Quercus virginiana litter, maritime forest; First Landing State Park, 36.91888° N , - 76.05336° W , 6 m , 30.viii.2017 , K Ivanov leg., KI2913, nest in sand under a small Quercus virginiana , maritime forest (VMNH). pilifera (Roger). Arlington , Fairfax , Suffolk (MCZ, UCM, USNM, VMNH). Literature records: “ Virginia ( Mayr 1886 ). tysoni Forel. Fairfax , Henry (VMNH, USNM). Literature records: “ Virginia ” ( Creighton 1950 , Smith, D.R. 1979, Naves 1985 , Coovert 2005 ).