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Veromessor
Veromessor Harvester Ants
Veromessor is a genus of North American harvester ants comprising ten species, all endemic to western and central North America. The genus was revived from synonymy with Messor by Ward et al. (2015). These ants exhibit striking ecological and morphological diversity despite the small number of species, including variation in colony size, foraging strategies, mating phenology, and colony founding modes. They serve as important ecological models, with some species studied extensively for their navigation systems and social behavior.