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Myrmecocystus mexicanus

Honeypot ant

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Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838

GBIF · view at source · updated on 03/07/2026

Mexican Honeypot Ant

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Animalia · Arthropoda · Insecta · Hymenoptera · Formicidae · Myrmecocystus

Myrmecocystus mexicanus

Wikidata · view at source · CC0 · updated on 03/07/2026

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species of insect

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(c) pseudomyrmex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY-NC · iNaturalist
(c) Jake Nitta, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jake Nitta · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Jake Nitta, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jake Nitta · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved, uploaded by Jesse Rorabaugh · CC0 · iNaturalist
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Bailey · CC BY-NC · iNaturalist
(c) Gordon C. Snelling, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Gordon C. Snelling · CC BY · iNaturalist
Occurrences (GBIF) 3 countries · 1437 records GBIF · updated on 07/07/2026 Maximize Minimize
Georeferenced points from GBIF. Click the map to use the scroll wheel; click a point to view the record.
Occurrences by year
1879: 6 1897: 1 1903: 4 1906: 2 1910: 4 1917: 24 1921: 2 1932: 7 1933: 3 1936: 4 1937: 2 1945: 8 1947: 4 1948: 8 1949: 4 1952: 15 1954: 4 1956: 2 1958: 5 1959: 2 1960: 74 1961: 74 1962: 11 1963: 1 1964: 2 1965: 3 1966: 2 1967: 7 1969: 16 1970: 8 1971: 89 1972: 95 1973: 85 1974: 7 1975: 2 1976: 21 1977: 13 1978: 58 1979: 17 1980: 18 1981: 30 1982: 2 1983: 7 1984: 13 1985: 4 1986: 25 1988: 21 1989: 2 1990: 1 1991: 10 1992: 4 1993: 19 1994: 18 1995: 10 1997: 3 1998: 12 1999: 18 2000: 6 2001: 28 2002: 13 2003: 10 2004: 2 2005: 39 2007: 6 2009: 19 2010: 2 2011: 14 2012: 6 2013: 19 2014: 17 2016: 10 2017: 1 2018: 6 2019: 10 2020: 5 2021: 16 2022: 39 2023: 66 2024: 43 2025: 29 2026: 19
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YearRecords
18796
18971
19034
19062
19104
191724
19212
19327
19333
19364
19372
19458
19474
19488
19494
195215
19544
19562
19585
19592
196074
196174
196211
19631
19642
19653
19662
19677
196916
19708
197189
197295
197385
19747
19752
197621
197713
197858
197917
198018
198130
19822
19837
198413
19854
198625
198821
19892
19901
199110
19924
199319
199418
199510
19973
199812
199918
20006
200128
200213
200310
20042
200539
20076
200919
20102
201114
20126
201319
201417
201610
20171
20186
201910
20205
202116
202239
202366
202443
202529
202619
United States · 1,366 Mexico · 70 China · 1
United States 16/06/2026 · pseudomyrmex · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States 16/06/2026 · pseudomyrmex · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States 16/06/2026 · pseudomyrmex · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States 16/06/2026 · pseudomyrmex · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States 13/06/2026 · lucahakase · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States 13/06/2026 · lucahakase · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States 10/06/2026 · Dylan C Thomas · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode · original record
19km ENE Kanab, United States 23/05/2026 · 1650 m · J. Longino · CAS · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode · original record
19km ENE Kanab, United States 23/05/2026 · 1650 m · J. Longino · CAS · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode · original record
19km ENE Kanab, United States 22/05/2026 · 1690 m · J. Longino · CAS · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode · original record

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