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Neivamyrmex cristatus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Neivamyrmex |
| Species: | N. cristatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Neivamyrmex cristatus (André, 1889)
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -0.4° to -0.6364°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil, Ecuador.
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
| Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
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Estimated Abundance
| Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
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Biology
Association with Other Organisms
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This species is a host for the diapriid wasp Notoxoides cornutus (a parasite) (www.diapriid.org) (potential host).
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- cristatus. Eciton cristatum André, 1889: 223 (w.) (no state data, “South America”).
- Type-material: holotype worker.
- Type-locality: South America (no further data).
- Type-depository: MNHN.
- Combination in E. (Acamatus): Emery, 1894c: 183 (in key);
- combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 10.
- Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 2; Emery, 1894c: 183 (in key); Forel, 1895b: 119; Emery, 1910b: 24; Borgmeier, 1939: 412; Borgmeier, 1953: 10; Borgmeier, 1955: 342 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 153; Watkins, 1976: 11 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 288; Bezděčková, et al. 2015: 110; Palacio, 2019: 615.
- Senior synonym of crenulatum: Borgmeier, 1953: 10; Borgmeier, 1955: 342; Kempf, 1972a: 153; Bolton, 1995b: 288.
- Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- crenulatum. Eciton (Acamatus) legionis subsp. crenulatum Mann, 1916: 422, pl. 1, fig. 1 (w.) BRAZIL (Rondônia).
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated, “several”).
- Type-locality: Brazil: Madeira-Mamoré Rail Road, Camp No. 39 (284 km. from Porto Velho), 1911 (W.M. Mann).
- Type-depository: MCZC (perhaps also in USNM).
- Subspecies of legionis: Borgmeier, 1923: 47; Wheeler, W.M. 1925a: 2.
- Junior synonym of cristatus: Borgmeier, 1953: 10; Borgmeier, 1955: 342; Kempf, 1972a: 153; Bolton, 1995b: 288.
Description
References
- Albuquerque, E., Prado, L., Andrade-Silva, J., Siqueira, E., Sampaio, K., Alves, D., Brandão, C., Andrade, P., Feitosa, R., Koch, E., Delabie, J., Fernandes, I., Baccaro, F., Souza, J., Almeida, R., Silva, R. 2021. Ants of the State of Pará, Brazil: a historical and comprehensive dataset of a key biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon Basin. Zootaxa 5001, 1–83 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5001.1.1).
- André, E. 1889. Hyménoptères nouveaux appartenant au groupe des Formicides. Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 8: 217-231 (page 223, worker described)
- Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51 (page 10, Combination in Neivamyrmex, and senior synonym of crenulatum)
- Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 342, see also)
- Brown, B.V., Fenner, D.H. 1998. Parasitic phorid flies (Diptera: Phoridae) associated with army ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ecitoninae, Dorylinae) and their conservation biology. Biotropica 30: 482-487.
- Emery, C. 1894d. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. VI-XVI. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 26: 137-241 (page 183, (in key) Combination in E. (Acamatus))
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Bezdeckova K., P. Bedecka, and I. Machar. 2015. A checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Peru. Zootaxa 4020 (1): 101–133.
- Borgmeier T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Studia Entomologica 3: 1-720.
- Esteves F. A., C. R. F. Brandao, and L. P. Prado. 2011. The type specimens of Dorylomorph ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae: Aenictinae, Ecitoninae, Cerapachyinae, Leptanilloidinae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia 51(22): 341-397.
- Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- O'Donnell S., J. Lattke, S. Powell, and M. Kaspari. 2007. Army ants in four forests: geographic variation in raid rates and species composition. Journal of Animal Ecology 76: 580-589.
- Wheeler W. M. 1925. Neotropical ants in the collections of the Royal Museum of Stockholm. Arkiv för Zoologi 17A(8): 1-55.