Neivamyrmex goeldii
Neivamyrmex goeldii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
Genus: | Neivamyrmex |
Species: | N. goeldii |
Binomial name | |
Neivamyrmex goeldii (Forel, 1901) |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -11.181° to -31.632389°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina, Brazil (type locality), Paraguay.
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
Association with Other Organisms
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- This species is a host for the diapriid wasp Mimopria goeldii (a parasite) (www.diapriid.org).
- This species is a host for the diapriid wasp Mimopria pentatoma (a parasite) (www.diapriid.org).
Castes
Images from AntWeb
Worker. Specimen code casent0173525. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by ALWC, Alex L. Wild Collection. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- goeldii. Eciton (Acamatus) goeldii Forel, 1901f: 352 (w.) BRAZIL (Bahia).
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Brazil: Sertao de Bahia, Jakobina (Göldi).
- Type-depositories: MHNG, MNHU, MSNG, MZSP.
- Combination in E. (Neivamyrmex): Borgmeier, 1948b: 462;
- combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1955: 396.
- Status as species: Emery, 1910b: 24; Borgmeier, 1923: 45; Borgmeier, 1933d: 162; Borgmeier, 1936: 65; Borgmeier, 1939: 410; Borgmeier, 1948b: 462; Borgmeier, 1955: 396 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 154; Watkins, 1976: 17 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 289; Wild, 2007b: 26.
- Distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay.
Description
References
- Borgmeier, T. 1948b. Einige Ameisen aus Argentinien (Hym. Formicidae). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 19: 459-471 (page 462, Combination in E. (Nievamyrmex))
- Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 396, Combination in Neivamyrmex)
- Forel, A. 1901j. Variétés myrmécologiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 45: 334-382 (page 352, worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Andrade T., G. D. V. Marques, K. Del-Claro. 2007. Diversity of ground dwelling ants in Cerrado: an analysis of temporal variations and distinctive physiognomies of vegetation (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 50(1): 121-134.
- 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).
- Vittar, F. 2008. Hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de la Mesopotamia Argentina. INSUGEO Miscelania 17(2):447-466
- Vittar, F., and F. Cuezzo. "Hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de la provincia de Santa Fe, Argentina." Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina (versión On-line ISSN 1851-7471) 67, no. 1-2 (2008).
- Watkins J. F., II 1976. The identification and distribution of New World army ants (Dorylinae: Formicidae). Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 102 pp
- Wild, A. L. "A catalogue of the ants of Paraguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Zootaxa 1622 (2007): 1-55.