A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
Author
Ward, P. S.
text
Zootaxa
2005
936
1
68
http://antbase.org/ants/publications/21008/21008.pdf
journal article
21008
Genus
Pyramica Roger
Three species of
Pyramica
have been recorded from California, of which two are endemic and one is introduced from the Old World. These are rare, cryptobiotic ants, thought to be specialist predators on springtails and other small arthropods.
Species identification: keys in Ward (1988) and Bolton (2000). Additional references: Bolton (1999), Brown (1953g), Brown and Wilson (1959b), Dejean (1985b), Wilson (1954a).