1446 Hymenoptera in America Nori;h of Mexico 



Biology: Snelling, 1968. Los Angeles Co. Mus., Natur. Hist. Quart. 7: 14-18. 



colei Snelling. S. Calif. 



Myrmecocystus (Eremnocystus) colei Snelling, 1976. Nat. Hist. Mus. of Los Angeles Co., 

 Sci. Bui. 24: 94-97. 5, 9, <?. 

 creightoni Snelling. S. Calif. 



Myrmecocystus creightoni Snelling, 1971. Los Angeles Co. Mus., Contrib. Sci. 214: 6-11. ?, 

 9,6. 



Taxonomy: Wheeler and Wheeler, 1968. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 61: 213 (larva; misidentified as 

 M. ItLgubris). 



Biology: Wheeler and Wheeler, 1973. Ants of Deep Canyon, p. 120. 

 depilis Forel. W. Tex., N. Mex., Ariz., s. Nev.; Mexico. Confused with mimicus in the earlier 

 literature. 

 Myrmecocystus melliger var. depilis Forel, 1901. Soc. Ent. de Belg., Ann. 45: 135. 5 . 



Taxonomy: Wheeler, 1908. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 24: 354. —Wheeler, 1912. Psyche 19: 

 173. 

 ewarti Snelling. S. Calif. 



Myrmecocystus ewarti Snelling, 1971. Los Angeles Co. Mus., Contrib. Sci. 214: 2-6. 5,9, 

 S. 



Biology: Wheeler and Wheeler, 1973. Ants of Deep Canyon, p. 120. 

 flaviceps Wheeler. Utah, Ariz., s. Nev., s. Calif.; Mexico. 



Myrmecocystus yuma wsr. flaviceps Wheeler, 1912. Psyche 19: 174, 177. 5. 



Biology: Wheeler and Wheeler, 1973. Ants of Deep Canyon, pp. 121-122. 

 hammettensis Cole. Idaho, Nev., e. central Calif. 



Myrmecocystus hammettensis Cole, 1938. Amer. Midland Nat. 19: 678. 5, 9, d. 

 kathjuli Snelling. S. Calif. 



Myrmecocystus {Endiodioctes) kathjuli SneUing, 1976. Nat. Hist. Mus. of Los Angeles Co., 

 Sci. Bui. 24: 59-62. 5, 9, cJ. 

 kennedyi Cole. S. Idaho, s.w. Utah, Ariz., s.e. Oreg., Nev., Calif.; Mexico. This species was 

 called M. semirufus in the Uterature prior to Snelling, 1969. 

 Myrmecocystus melliger semirufus var. kennedyi Cole, 1936. Ent. News 47: 119. 5, 9, 6. 



Taxonomy: Wheeler, 1908. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 24: 355, 368-369 (semirufus; also 

 biology). —Wheeler, 1912. Psyche 19: 174, 176 (semirufus; also biology). —Cole, 1938. 

 Amer. Midland Nat. 20: 371, 372. —Wheeler and Wheeler, 1968. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 61: 

 213 (larva; as semirufus). — Snelling, 1969. Los Angeles Co. Mus., Contrib. Sci. 170: 6. 



Biology: Mallis, 1941. South. Calif. Acad. Sci., Bui. 40: 20 (semirufus). — Wheeler and 

 Wheeler, 1973. Ants of Deep Canyon, p. 122. 

 koso Snelling. S. Nev., s. Calif. 



Myrmecocystus (Endiodioctes) koso Snelling, 1976. Nat. Hist. Mus. of Los Angeles Co., 

 Sci. Bui. 24: 74-78. 5, 9, d. 

 lug^ubris Wheeler. S. Nev., s. Calif. 



Myrmecocystus lugubris Wheeler, 1909. N. Y. Ent. Soc., Jour. 17: 98. 5 . 



Taxonomy: Wheeler, 1912. Psyche 19: 174, 176. — Creighton, 1956. Amer. Mus. Novitates 

 1807: 1. 



Biology: Cole, 1966. Brigham Young Univ., Sci. Bui., Biol. Ser. 7: 21. 

 melliger ForeL W. Tex.; Mexico. Used as food and medicine by Indians. 



Formica melligera Llave, 1832. Reg. Trim. o. Collect. Mem. Hist. Lit., p. 463. 9 . 



Questionable placement. 

 Myrmecocystus melliger Forel, 1886. Soc. Ent. de Belg., Ann. 30: 201. 5 . 

 Myrmecocystus melliger mendax var. comntus Wheeler, 1908. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 

 24:352. 5, 9, 6. 



