Superfamily FORMICOIDEA 1441 



Morphology: Wheeler and McClendon, 1903. Biol. Bui. 4: 149-155. — Chadha, et al., 1962. 

 Jour. Ins. Physiol. 8: 175-179 (citronellal and citral in mandibular gland secretion). 

 — Regnier and Wilson, 1968. Jour. Ins. Physiol. 14: 955-970 (alarm-defense system). 

 colei Wing. N. Mex., Ariz. 



Acanthomyops colei Wing, 1968. Cornell Univ., Agr. Expt. Sta., Mem. 405, pp. 88-89. 5 , c? . 

 coloradensis (Wheeler). Man., N. Dak., S. Dak., Colo., N. Mex. w. to Alta., Oreg., Utah. 



Ecology: Most colonies have been found under stones. Confused with A. claviger in 

 earlier literature. 

 Lasius {Acanthomyops) interjectus coloradensis Wheeler, 1917. Amer. Acad. Arts and Sci., 

 Proc. 52: 532. 5, 9, d. 



Biology: Gregg, 1963. Ants of Colo., pp. 481, 483-484. —Wheeler and Wheeler, 1963. Ants of 

 N. Dak., pp. 195-197 (reported as claviger). 

 creightoni Wing. Utah (Moab, Grand Co.). 



Acanthomyops creightoni Wing, 1968. Cornell Univ., Agr. Expt. Sta., Mem. 405, pp. 

 141-143. 5, 9, 6. 

 interjectus (Mayr). Mass., N. Y. s. to Ga. w. to Mont., Idaho, Utah, N. Mex. Ecology: Found in 

 woodlands, pastures or meadows. They may nest in exposed soil where the nest is 

 sometimes surmounted by a mound, under stones or other objects, in rotting logs and 

 stumps, or next to foundation walls of buildings. A frequent house pest. Larger yellow 

 ant. 

 Lasius (Acanthomyops) interjectus Mayr, 1866. Zool.-Bot. Gesell. Wien, Verh. 16: 888. 9 . 



Taxonomy: Wheeler, 1917. Conn. State Geol. and Nat. Hist. Survey Bui. 22: 592, 594. 



— Buren, 1944. Iowa State Col, Jour. Sci. 18: 296. —Wheeler and Wheeler, 1953. Ent. Soc. 

 Amer., Ann. 46: 156 (larva). 



Biology: Wheeler, 1905. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 21: 397-398. —Smith, 1928. Kans. Ent. 

 Soc, Jour. 1: 14-18. —Dennis, 1938. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 31: 296, 306. —Carter, 1962. 

 Elisha MitcheU Sci. Soc., Jour. 88: 150-204. —Talbot, 1963. Ecology 44: 549-557 Oocal 

 distribution, flight activities). —Wheeler and Wheeler, 1963. Ants of N. Dak., pp. 197-200. 

 —Gregg, 1963. Ants of Colo., pp. 484-486. —Smith, 1965. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 1326, 

 pp. 88-89 (economic importance). —Talbot, 1973. Great Lakes Ent. 6: 22 (S. Mich.). 

 latipes (Walsh). Que., Maine w. to B. C. s. to S. C, Tenn., 111., Iowa, Okla, N. Mex., Ariz., Calif. 

 Ecology: Found in open woodlands, meadows, or pastures where they may nest in 

 exposed soU commonly surmounted by a mound, under stones or other objects, or at the 

 base of stumps. 

 Formica latipes Walsh, 1862. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 1: 311. 5, 9, 6. 



Taxonomy: Emery, 1893. Zool. Jahrb., Abt. f. System. 7: 638, 642. —Wheeler, 1917. Conn. 

 State Geol. and Nat. Hist. Survey Bui. 22: 592. —Buren, 1944. Iowa State Col., Jour. Sci. 

 18: 296. —Cole, 1954. Tenn. Acad. Sci., Jour. 29: 284. —Wing, 1968. ComeU Univ., Agr. 

 Expt. Sta., Mem. 405, pp. 98-105 (hybrids described). 



Biology: Wheeler, 1905. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 21: 398. —Wheeler, 1917. Amer. Acad. 

 Arts and Sci., Proc. 21: 398. — Mallis, 1941. South. Calif. Acad. Sci., Bui. 41: 79. —Talbot, 

 1963. Ecology 44: 549-557 (local distribution, flight activities). —Wheeler and Wheeler, 

 1963. Ants of N. Dak., pp. 200-202. —Gregg, 1963. Ants of Colo., pp. 48&488. —Smith, 

 1965. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 1326, pp. 91-93 (economic importance). —Cole, 1966. 

 Brigham Young Univ., Sci. Bui., Biol. Ser. 7: 20 (Nev. Test Site). —Talbot, 1973. Great 

 Lakes Ent. 6: 22 (S. Mich). 



Morphology: Wheeler and McClendon, 1903. Biol. Bui. 4: 149-155. —Wheeler, 1903. Amer. 

 Mus. Nat. Hist, Bui. 41: 79. 

 murphyi (Forel). N. Y., Ont. s. to Ga. w. to Sask., Idaho, n. Calif., Utah, N. Mex. Ecology: 



Usually nests under or next to stones in open woodlands or edges of woodlands. Prefers 

 sandy soil. Widely but sporadically distributed in N. Amer. 

 Lasius (Acanthomyops) Murphii Forel, 1901. Soc. Ent. de Belg., Ann. 45: 367. $, 9, d. 

 Lasius (Acanthomyops) murphyi Wheeler, 1905. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 21: 398. 

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