Nylanderia goeldii

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Nylanderia goeldii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Lasiini
Genus: Nylanderia
Species: N. goeldii
Binomial name
Nylanderia goeldii
(Forel, 1912)

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Identification

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Brazil (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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

Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • goeldii. Prenolepis (Nylanderia) goeldii Forel, 1912i: 68 (w.) BRAZIL. Combination in Paratrechina (Nylanderia): Emery, 1925b: 222; in Nylanderia: Kempf, 1972a: 167; in Paratrechina: Brandão, 1991: 367; in Nylanderia: LaPolla, Brady & Shattuck, 2010a: 127.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

LaPolla and Kallal (2019) - We identified some worker specimens from Trinidad (10–12th mi., Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd., N.A. Weber, 207.2 (MCZC)) as N. goeldii, a first record of the species in the West Indies. We are not formally treating the taxonomy of this species as it was described from Brazil and likely has a wide range in South America. The species has not been treated taxonomically since its original description by Forel and should be examined from across its geographical range before making any taxonomic decisions regarding its status. We here designate a lectotype to assist in future taxonomic treatments of this species and provide an image of one of the worker specimens collected in Trinidad to allow for identification.

Description

Type Material

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Luederwaldt H. 1918. Notas myrmecologicas. Rev. Mus. Paul. 10: 29-64.