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 Dorymyrmex pyramicus (Roger, 1963) Distribution in North Carolina : All regions of North Carolina . Counties: CT, CA, CR, HO, IR, JA, LN, LI, ME, MO, NH, RI, SC and WY. Distribution in surrounding states: Tennessee ( Dennis 1938 , Cole 1940 ). According to Snelling (1995) , historical identifications of Dorymyrmex pyramicus are in reality different species. The distribution of true Dorymyrmex pyramicus is Central and South America. Records for this species in North Carolina represent other Dorymyrmex species.