Ants of North Carolina: an updated list (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Author Guénard, Benoit Department of Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA & Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan Author Mccaffrey, Katherine A. Department of Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA Author Lucky, Andrea Department of Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA & Department of Entomology & Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville FL, USA Author Dunn, Rob R. Department of Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA text Zootaxa 2012 2012-11-16 3552 1 36 journal article 1175-5326 9FCFA734-B9B0-4C14-A734-01FA49323157 Temnothorax longispinosus (Roger, 1863) Distribution in North Carolina : All regions. Counties: GU, SW, TR, WK (material examined) and AV, BN, CR, HW, JA, MA, OR (in literature). Distribution in surrounding states: GA (MacGown 2012b), TN ( Dennis 1938 , Lessard et al. 2007 ) and VA ( Wang et al. 2000 ). Temnothorax minutissimus (Smith M.R., 1942) * (rarely collected species) Distribution in North Carolina : Piedmont Plateau. County: OR (material examined). Distribution in surrounding states: Unknown from surrounding states.