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 bureni ( Trager, 1988 ) * Distribution in North Carolina : Eastern part of the state. Counties: AN, BA, BL, CO, CU, CT, DR, GR, JH, MO, NH, PS, RB, ST, WK and WY (material examined). Distribution in surrounding states: GA ( Trager 1988 ), SC ( Trager 1988 ) and VA ( Trager 1988 ). Dorymyrmex grandulus ( Forel, 1922 ) * (rarely collected species) Distribution in North Carolina : All regions. Counties: BL, MO (material examined) and BU, DP (in literature). Distribution in surrounding states: GA ( Trager 1988 ) and SC ( Trager 1988 ). Dorymyrmex smithi Cole, 1936 * (status of D. smithi in eastern USA is considered doubtful by Trager [1988] and records could later be assigned to D. medeis , now considered a junior synonym of D. smithi ). Distribution in North Carolina : Southern part of the state. Counties: AN, BL, BR, CU, NH, SA (material examined) and BN, RB (in literature). Distribution in surrounding states: GA ( Trager 1988 ) and SC ( Davies 2009 ).