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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) » Myrmicinae » Pogonomyrmecini » Harvester Ants (Pogonomyrmex) » occidentalis complex (Pogonomyrmex occidentalis complex) » Pogonomyrmex salinus

Species Pogonomyrmex salinus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Internet References · Works Cited
Pogonomyrmex salinus workers cutting down cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) growing on, and around the edges of the nest mound - Pogonomyrmex salinus Pogonomyrmex salinus workers cutting down cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) growing on, and around the edges of the nest mound - Pogonomyrmex salinus Pogonomyrmex salinus worker harvesting seed-pod of western tansy-mustard (Descurainia sp.) - Pogonomyrmex salinus Pogonomyrmex salinus worker engaging in nest maintenance activities - Pogonomyrmex salinus Deschutes Ant 1 - Pogonomyrmex salinus P. salinus - Pogonomyrmex salinus P. salinus - Pogonomyrmex salinus ant - Pogonomyrmex salinus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily Formicoidea (Ants)
Family Formicidae (Ants)
Subfamily Myrmicinae
Tribe Pogonomyrmecini
Genus Pogonomyrmex (Harvester Ants)
No Taxon (occidentalis complex)
Species salinus (Pogonomyrmex salinus)
Explanation of Names
Pogonomyrmex salinus Olsen 1934
Range
w. us (WA-CA-UT)(1)
Internet References
Species page(1)
Works Cited
1.Ward P.S. (2002-) AntWeb
Contributed by v belov on 30 December, 2012 - 7:40pm

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