Aphaenogaster huachucana

Creighton, 1934

Aphaenogaster huachucana is a rarely collected described from the Huachuca Mountains of Arizona. The sexual forms (males and females) were described for the first time in 1951. Two are recognized: A. h. huachucana and A. h. crinimera. The species belongs to the -waisted ant Aphaenogaster, which includes frequent for myrmecophilous in the southwestern United States.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Aphaenogaster huachucana: //əˌfiːnəˈɡæstər ˌwɑːtʃuːˈkɑːnə//

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Habitat

Huachuca Mountains and surrounding areas in Arizona. Specific microhabitat preferences are not documented in available sources.

Distribution

Arizona, specifically the Huachuca Mountains region. The has been recorded from this mountainous area in the southwestern United States.

Similar Taxa

Aphaenogaster mariaeBoth are rarely collected Aphaenogaster , but A. mariae is and found in eastern temperate forests, whereas A. huachucana is from the southwestern United States. A. mariae has distinctive radiating on the from the , a feature not mentioned for A. huachucana.
Aphaenogaster occidentalisA common western Aphaenogaster that is frequently encountered and kept in live displays, unlike the rarely collected A. huachucana.