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 | |
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| Myrmecocystus mimicus worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Myrmecocystus |
| Species: | M. mimicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler, 1908
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References
edit- ^ Bolton, B. (2015). "Myrmecocystus mimicus". AntCat. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ 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.
External links
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