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 Formica dolosa Buren, 1944 * Distribution in North Carolina : Central and eastern parts of the state. Counties: BL, CO, CR, DU, OR, RB, ST, WK (material examined) and NA (in literature). Distribution in surrounding states: GA ( Trager 2007 ), SC ( Trager 2007 ) and TN (Denis 1938, Cole 1940 ). Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886 (rarely collected species) Distribution in North Carolina : Appalachian Mountains. Counties: AL, BN and MA (material examined) and CU (in literature). Distribution in surrounding states: GA ( Ipser et al . 2004 ), TN from the Great Smoky Mountain National Park ( Cole 1940 ) and VA ( Fisher 2002 ).