The New World Gypsy Ants Of The Genera Aphaenogaster And Novomessor

Aphaenogaster and Novomessor are similar genera of common soil and log nesting ants in North America, extending from Canada to northern South America. We revise the New World members of these genera and provide keys to the workers, females and males in English and Spanish, as well as diagnoses, illustrations, photographs and maps. Three new Mexican species of Aphaenogaster are described and five new synonyms are proposed.

Authors:
William Mackay completed his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees at California State University, Fullerton and his Ph.D. at the University of California, Riverside. Emma Mackay earned her Bachelor's Degree at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces and her Master's Degree at Texas A&M in College Station.