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    harvester ants
    Pogonomyrmex spp. Mayr, 1868

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    harvester ants
    Pogonomyrmex spp.
    Adult(s)
    Herbert A. 'Joe' Pase III

    Taxonomic Rank

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Subphylum: Hexapoda
    Class: Insecta
    Infraclass: Neoptera
    Subclass: Pterygota
    Order: Hymenoptera
    Suborder: Apocrita
    Superfamily: Vespoidea
    Family: Formicidae
    Subfamily: Myrmicinae
    Tribe: Myrmicini
    Genus: Pogonomyrmex

    Other System Links

    NPDN Pest: ISASATA

    References

    Common Name Reference: VEG_DISTURBANCE_AGENTS table of the FSVeg Field Sampled Vegetation Data Dictionary version 1.3, dated March 12, 1999.
    Scientific Name Reference: R.W. Poole and P. Gentili, Nomina Insecta Nearctica. 1996. Nomina insecta nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 1-4. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm





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