Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Species: Pogonomyrmex apache
Type Locality: Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, Texas (black dot)

seed-harvester; solitary forager; < 500 workers; cryptic nests often indicated by nearby refuse midden or with a small tumulus; mating flights triggered by summer rains; haplometrotic, single gyne probable; 2n = 32.