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FIGURES 43-51. Myrmecocystus mendax. 43, female, lateral view; 44, head of female, frontal view; 45, mesoscutum of female, distribution of punctures; 46, major worker, lateral view; 47, head of major worker, frontal view; 48, head of minor worker, frontal view; 49, petiole of major worker, lateral view; 50, male, lateral view; 51, head of male, frontal view.

Snelling, R. R. 1976. A revision of the honey ants, genus Myrmecocystus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Natural History Museum Los Angeles County Science Bulletin. 24:1-163.