Crematogaster pilosa species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is native along the southern Atlantic coast of the United States and some interior areas.[1] These polydomous ants have been found living in tidal marshes, wet meadows and other environments in plant stems, logs, and fallen branches.[2][3]

Crematogaster pilosa
Crematogaster pilosa worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Crematogaster
Species:
C. pilosa
Binomial name
Crematogaster pilosa
Emery, 1895
Synonyms

Crematogaster creightoni Wheeler, 1933

References edit

  1. ^ a b Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Crematogaster pilosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T41983A10592704. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T41983A10592704.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1653/024.096.0133 Florida Entemologist 96(1):235-237. 2013
  3. ^ https://mississippientomologicalmuseum.org.msstate.edu/Researchtaxapages/Formicidaepages/genericpages/Cremato.pilosa.htm Ants of the Southeastern United States, Joe MacGown

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