NPSpecies

Pest (Annotated List 9/10/19)

Park distribution not well known. Cole (1940) found this ant nesting in several pine logs. In other areas of the Southeast, MacGown and Hill have found this species to be a common arboreal species, especially in pine trees. Park Distribution: TN (Annotated List 9/10/19)

Park Species Detail: Scope = ATBI Pilot Study; Sample Code = MT02; Determiner = 163; Determination Date = 2001; Preservation Method = Alcohol; Watershed Name = LeConte Creek; Label = ATBI Plot, Twin Creeks; Place Name = Twin Creeks; Site Directions = The ATBI Plot is adjacent to the parking area at the upper building at Twin Creeks. From the front porch of the upper building at Twin Creeks, there is a wooden foot bridge crossing the creek at the East end of the parking area. Cross the foot bridge and walk along the gravel bar up stream about 15 feet. There is a small trail that leads to the ATBI Plot. The hectare ATBI Plot is marked by nylon string.; Location Name = Twin Creeks Collection of Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Parasites = No; Collection Method = Malaise Trap; Specimen Count = 2, Park Species Data Source: ATBI Database 6/10/2004