Cerapachys F. Smith

Ward, P. S., 2005, A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Zootaxa 936, pp. 1-68 : 25-26

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6268834
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scientific name	Cerapachys F. Smith
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Ants in this genus are subterranean predators on other ants and they are not commonly encountered in California. Workers of C. augustae Wheeler have been recorded from three localities in southern coastal California (specimens in LACM and UCDC), while males of C. davisi M. R. Smith have been collected at light in desert locations in Imperial and San Bernardino Counties ( Snelling & George 1979).

Species identification: male key in Mackay and Mackay (2002). Additional references: Brown (1975), Smith (1942b), Snelling and George (1979), Wheeler (1902e, 1903j).

References

Brown, W. L., Jr. (1975) Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search. Agriculture (Ithaca, New York), 5 (1), 1 - 115.

Mackay, W. & Mackay, E. (2002) The ants of New Mexico (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston, New York, 400 pp.

Smith, M. R. (1942 b) The males of two North American cerapachyine ants. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 44, 62 - 64.

Snelling, R. R. & George, C. D. (1979) The taxonomy, distribution and ecology of California desert ants. Report to California Desert Plan Program, Bureau of Land Management, U. S. Dept. Interior. 335 pp. + 89 pp.

Wheeler, W. M. (1902 e) An American Cerapachys, with remarks on the affinities of the Cerapachyinae. Biological Bulletin (Woods Hole), 3, 181 - 191.

Wheeler, W. M. (1903 j) Some notes on the habits of Ceraphachys augustae. Psyche (Cambridge), 10, 205 - 209.