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 Crematogaster minutissima (Mayr, 1870) Distribution in North Carolina : Central and eastern parts of the state. Counties: CR, CT, IR, LN, ME and MO (in literature). Distribution in surrounding states: GA ( Ipser et al . 2004 ), SC ( Davies 2009 ) and TN ( Fisher 2002 ). Crematogaster missuriensis Emery, 1895 * (rarely collected species) Distribution in North Carolina : Piedmont Plateau. Counties: CA and ME (material examined). Distribution in surrounding states: GA ( Graham et al . 2008 ), SC ( Davies 2009 ) and TN ( Dennis 1938 , Cole 1940 ).