Myrmecocystus mimicus is a North American species of ant in the genus Myrmecocystus.[1] The species is widely distributed, from Kansas south to Texas and Mexico, and west to California.[2]

Myrmecocystus mimicus
Myrmecocystus mimicus worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Myrmecocystus
Species:
M. mimicus
Binomial name
Myrmecocystus mimicus
Wheeler, 1908

References

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  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2015). "Myrmecocystus mimicus". AntCat. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
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