title: A taxonomic revision of the seed-harvester ant genus Pogonomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on Hispaniola.
abstract: We revise species of seed-harvester ants in the genus Pogonomyrmex (subfamily Myrmicinae) that occur on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Three species are recognized: P. aterrimus Wheeler (new status), P. saucius Wheeler and Mann, and P. schmitti Forel. Pogonomyrmex schmitti sublaevigatus Wheeler (= schmitti) and P. schmitti darlingtoni Wheeler (= aterrimus) are synonomized. We also describe the queen of P. aterrimus and P. saucius, and provide information on biology, distribution maps, and a key to workers and queens.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA 85287-4501; Email: Robert.Johnson4@asu.edu.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Museum of Comparative Zoology, 26 Oxford Street, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA 02138; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Stefan P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Cover
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size