Ants of the Granite Mountains The species list presented here is mostly based on the efforts of Jim des Lauriers and Mark Ikeda during an inventory effort they conducted in 2006 and 2007. All except a few of these taxa are vouchered; most can be found either in the GMDRC museum collection or at the Bohart Museum of UC Davis. Identification was verified by either Phil Ward or Andrew Suarez for most specimens. FAMILY: FORMICIDAE Subfamily: Dolichoderinae Velvety Tree Ants: Odorous Ants: Liometopum luctuosum Forelius mccooki Pyramid Ants: Forelius pruinosus Dorymyrmex bicolor (Bi-colored Pyramid Ant) Tapinoma sessile (Odorous House Ant) Dorymyrmex insanus Subfamily: Dorylinae Legionary Ants: Neivamyrmex nigrescens (+shiny form) Subfamily: Formicinae Rover Ants: Honeypot Ants: Brachymyrmex depilis Myrmecocystus christineae Carpenter Ants: Myrmecocystus flaviceps Camponotus absquatulator Myrmecocystus kennedyi Camponotus fragilis Myrmecocystus mendax Camponotus hyatti Myrmecocystus mexicanus Camponotus ocreatus Myrmecocystus mimicus Camponotus sansabeanus Myrmecocystus navajo Camponotus semitestaceus Myrmecocystus placodops Field Ants: Myrmecocystus romainei Formica gnava Myrmecocystus testaceus Formica xerophila Crazy Ants: Citronella Ants: Paratrechina cf. terricola Lasius cf. californicus Paratrechina sp. Lasius crypticus Subfamily: Myrmicinae Spine-twisted Ants: Little Black Ants: Aphaenogaster boulderensis Monomorium ergatogyna Aphaenogaster cockerelli Harvester Ants: Acrobat Ants: Pogonomyrmex bicolor Crematogaster depilis Pogonomyrmex californicus Crematogaster larreae Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus Crematogaster mormonum Pogonomyrmex magnacanthus Big-headed Ants: Pogonomyrmex rugosus Pheidole barbata Fire and Thief Ants: Pheidole bicarinata Solenopsis aurea Pheidole cerebrosior Solenopsis molesta Pheidole desertorum Solenopsis xyloni Pheidole gilvescens Acorn Ants: Pheidole pilifera Temnothorax andrei Pheidole psammophila Temnothorax neomexicanus Pheidole rugulosa Temnothorax nevadensis Pheidole sciophila Temnothorax obliquicanthus Pheidole vistana Smooth Harvester Ants: Pheidole xerophila Veromessor pergandei .