Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex subdentatus)
Pogonomyrmex subdentatus · Pogonomyrmex
Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex subdentatus). Recorded flying from March through June. Dark brown head, dark brown mesosoma, dark brown to black gaster. Darker, more uniformly brown winged queen with a smaller psammophore than most Pogonomyrmex congeners. Recorded near 9 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do harvester ants fly?
Recorded flying from March through June.
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Queen appearance
Dark brown head, dark brown mesosoma, dark brown to black gaster. Darker, more uniformly brown winged queen with a smaller psammophore than most Pogonomyrmex congeners.
fast, jerky ground-runner that digs a solitary claustral founding chamber after the mating flight
No founding care data for Pogonomyrmex subdentatus yet.
Habitat
Soil mound · also soil · typical for this genus
Watch cleared, sunny ground for wingless queens. After a flight, watch bare or grassy ground for wingless queens.
Recorded near
Las CrucesLos Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim, Riverside, Santa Ana, Irvine, San Bernardino, Fontana, Oxnard, Moreno Valley, Huntington Beach, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Garden Grove, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Hollywood, Corona, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pomona, Valencia, Torrance, Pasadena, Orange, Fullerton, Van Nuys, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, East Los Angeles, Koreatown, El Monte, Downey, Costa Mesa, Inglewood, West Covina, Norwalk, Burbank, Universal City, RialtoRenoSacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, FairfieldSalinasSan Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Santa Clara, Vallejo, Berkeley, Antioch, Richmond, Daly City, San Mateo, ChinatownSanta RosaStocktonVisaliaMore Pogonomyrmex species
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