Neivamyrmex scutellaris
Neivamyrmex scutellaris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
Genus: | Neivamyrmex |
Species: | N. scutellaris |
Binomial name | |
Neivamyrmex scutellaris Borgmeier, 1953 |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Panama (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.
- scutellaris. Neivamyrmex scutellaris Borgmeier, 1953: 28, fig. 6 (m.) PANAMA (mainland and Barro Colorado I.).
- Type-material: holotype male, 2 paratype males.
- Type-locality: holotype Panama: Cabima, 21.v.1911 (A. Busck); paratypes: 1 male with same data but 26.v.1911, 1 male Panama: Canal Zone, Barro Colorado I., 28.v.1946 (T.C. Schneirla).
- Type-depositories: USNM (holotype); MZSP, USNM (paratypes).
- Status as species: Borgmeier, 1955: 352 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 159; Watkins, 1976: 21 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 291.
- Distribution: Panama.
Description
References
- Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51. (page 28, fig. 6 male described)
- Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 352, see also)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- 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.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).