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 Pyramica clypeata (Roger, 1863) Distribution in North Carolina : All regions. Counties: CB, OR (material examined) and CA, CT, CU, DP, DU, GH, HE, HO, IR, JA, MR, ME, WK (in literature). Distribution in surrounding states: GA ( Deyrup and Cover 2009 ), SC ( Davies 2009 ), TN ( Dennis 1938 , Brown 1964 ) and VA ( Smith 1955a , Deyrup and Cover 2009 ). Pyramica creightoni (Smith M.R., 1931) (rarely collected species) Distribution in North Carolina : Eastern part of the state. Counties: BL (material examined) and CT, MO and OR (in literature). Distribution in surrounding states: GA ( Brown 1964 ), SC ( Van Pelt and Gentry 1985 ), TN ( Dennis 1938 , Cole 1940 , Brown 1964 ) and VA ( Deyrup and Cover 2009 ). Pyramica dietrichi (Smith M.R., 1931) (rarely collected species) Distribution in North Carolina : Central and eastern part of the state. Counties: ME (material examined) and CR, CT, MO (in literature). Distribution in surrounding states: GA ( Brown 1964 , Deyrup and Cover 2009 ), SC ( Van Pelt and Gentry 1985 ) and TN ( Dennis 1938 , Wilson 1954 , Deyrup and Cover 2009 ). Pyramica filirrhina ( Brown, 1950 ) (rarely collected species) Distribution in North Carolina : Appalachian Mountains and Coastal Plain. Counties: BU, MR and PO (in literature). Distribution in surrounding states: Unknown from surrounding states.