Species: Pogonomyrmex apache
Taxonomic history (from RAJ):
Pogonomyrmex
(Pogonomyrmex) apache
Etymology: The specific epithet, apache,
Species description:
Other literature:
Photos of all castes: syntype workers, worker
Photos courtesy of Brian Fisher & Antweb
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.