Neivamyrmex emeryi
Neivamyrmex emeryi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
Genus: | Neivamyrmex |
Species: | N. emeryi |
Binomial name | |
Neivamyrmex emeryi (Santschi, 1921) | |
Synonyms | |
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Bolivia (type locality), Peru.
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
Images from AntWeb
Syntype of Eciton emeryi exagona. Male (alate). Specimen code casent0911395. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- emeryi. Eciton (Acamatus) emeryi Santschi, 1921g: 92 (footnote) (m.) BOLIVIA.
- Type-material: holotype male.
- [Note: this taxon is based on dorbignyi Shuckard, 1840b: 259, sensu Emery, 1900a: 177, misidentification.]
- Type-locality: Bolivia (no further data).
- Type-depository: MSNG.
- Combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 13.
- Status as species: Santschi, 1923g: 1261; Borgmeier, 1955: 317 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 154; Watkins, 1976: 20 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 288; Bezděčková, et al. 2015: 110.
- Senior synonym of exagona: Borgmeier, 1955: 317; Kempf, 1972a: 154; Bolton, 1995b: 288.
- Distribution: Bolivia, Peru.
- exagona. Eciton (Acamatus) emeryi var. exagona Santschi, 1923g: 1261 (m.) PERU.
- Type-material: holotype male.
- Type-locality: Peru: Cailoma (Le Moult).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Subspecies of emeryi: Borgmeier, 1939: 417.
- Junior synonym of emeryi: Borgmeier, 1955: 317; Kempf, 1972a: 154; Bolton, 1995b: 288.
Description
References
- Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51 (page 13, Combination in Neivamyrmex)
- Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 317, Senior synonym of exagona)
- Santschi, F. 1921g. Ponerinae, Dorylinae et quelques autres formicides néotropiques. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 54: 81-103 (page 92, male described (footnote))
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Baroni Urbani C. 1977. Katalog der Typen von Formicidae (Hymenoptera) der Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums Basel (2. Teil). Mitt. Entomol. Ges. Basel (n.s.) 27: 61-102.
- Borgmeier T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Studia Entomologica 2: 1-51.
- Borgmeier T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Studia Entomologica 3: 1-720.
- Borowiec M. L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280.
- 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).
- Santschi F. 1923. Descriptions de quelques nouvelles fourmis du Brésil. Revista do Museu Paulista 13: 1255-1264.