Pogonomyrmex
| Pogonomyrmex | |
|---|---|
| Pogonomyrmex barbatus worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Pogonomyrmecini |
| Genus: | Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1868 |
| Type species | |
| Formica badia Latreille, 1802 | |
| Diversity | |
| 69 species | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Ephebomyrmex Wheeler, 1902 | |
Pogonomyrmex is a genus of harvester ants, occurring primarily in the deserts of North, Central, and South America, with three endemic species from Haiti.