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 Dolichoderus mariae Forel, 1885 Distribution in North Carolina : All regions. Counties: BA, CK, CU, MT, WK, WR (material examined) and AA, CT, DU, IR, JA, LI, MA, ME, MO, OR, SC (in literature). Distribution in surrounding states: GA ( Johnson 1989a , MacKay 1993), SC ( Johnson 1989a , MacKay 1993), TN ( Cole 1940 ) and VA ( Laskis and Tschinkel 2008 ). Dolichoderus plagiatus (Mayr, 1870) (rarely collected species) Distribution in North Carolina : Western part of the state. Counties: JA, MA and TR (in literature). Distribution in surrounding states: GA ( Johnson 1989a ), SC ( Johnson 1989a ), TN ( Cole 1940 ) and VA (MacKay 1993).