Neivamyrmex densepunctatus
Neivamyrmex densepunctatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
Genus: | Neivamyrmex |
Species: | N. densepunctatus |
Binomial name | |
Neivamyrmex densepunctatus (Borgmeier, 1933) |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -0.0124° to -22.5°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil (type locality).
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. |
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. |
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- densepunctatus. Eciton (Acamatus) densepunctatum Borgmeier, 1933d: 162 (w.) BRAZIL (Rio de Janeiro).
- Type-material: holotype worker, 20 syntype workers.
- Type-locality: holotype Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Itatiaia, km. 1, 17.iii.1926 (J.F. Zikán); paratypes with same data.
- Type-depositories: IBVR (holotype); MZSP (paratypes).
- Combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 5.
- Status as species: Borgmeier, 1955: 486 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 153; Watkins, 1976: 15 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 288.
- Distribution: Brazil.
Description
References
- Borgmeier, T. 1933d. Sobre algumas especies de formigas do genero Eciton Latreille. Arch. Esc. Super. Agric. Med. Vet. Nictheroy 10: 161-168. (page 162, worker described)
- Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51 (page 5, Combination in Neivamyrmex)
- Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 486, see also)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- 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.
- Kempf W. W. 1978. A preliminary zoogeographical analysis of a regional ant fauna in Latin America. 114. Studia Entomologica 20: 43-62.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- Lampe, K.-H., D. Rohwedder and B. Rach. 2006. Insect Types in the ZFMK Collection, Bonn: Hymenoptera