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Arthropods

Wheeler’s Imberbiculated Ant

Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus

Authorship: Wheeler

Sources

[Mata-Silva (UTEP), Worthington (UTEP)]

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)

ClassInsecta (Insects)

OrderHYMENOPTERA (Bees Ants Wasps and Sawflies)

FamilyFORMICIDAE (Ant Family)

GenusPogonomyrmex

Speciesimberbiculus

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

mettcollsussAug 20, 2026Doña Ana County, NM, USA

mettcollsussAug 20, 2026Doña Ana County, NM, USA

lucahakaseAug 20, 2026N Jornada Rd, Las Cruces, NM, US

lucahakaseAug 19, 2026White Sands National Park, Alamogordo, NM, US

oliver_yungAug 6, 2026McDonald Observatory, TX 79734, USA

stevenw12339Jun 7, 2026Jeff Davis County, TX, USA

stevenw12339Jun 7, 2026Jeff Davis County, TX, USA

stevenw12339Jun 6, 2026Presidio County, TX, USA

lucahakaseJun 13, 2026Eddy County, US-NM, US

stevenw12339Mar 20, 2025Riverside County, CA, USA

Conservation assessments from the following sources:

NatureServe Explorer
IUCN Red List
Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)

Conservation status by source
IUCN Red List	Not assessed
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)	GNRNot Ranked
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)	Not assessed
Texas SGCN	Not assessed