Subgenus-endiodioctes
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Myrmecocystus kennedyi
Kennedyi-group Honeypot Ants
Myrmecocystus kennedyi is a species of honeypot ant in the subgenus Endiodioctes, first described by Snelling in 1969. The species is native to arid and semi-arid regions of the western United States and western Mexico. Like other honeypot ants, this species is characterized by specialized replete workers that store liquid food in their distended abdomens. The species has been documented as a host for myrmecophilous beetles in the genus Cremastocheilus.