Gnamptogenys concinna

Gnamptogenys concinna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ectatomminae
Tribe:	Ectatommini
Genus:	Gnamptogenys
Species:	G. concinna
Binomial name
Gnamptogenys concinna (Smith, F., 1858) Specimen Label
Synonyms
Ectatomma concinnum romani Wheeler, W.M., 1923 Gnamptogenys concinna conica Borgmeier, 1929 Gnamptogenys concinna semicircularis Borgmeier, 1929

Consistently collected and observed on trees, this species is an arboreal nester. Longino found a nest inside a large, deep knothole and records prey items of the following: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae, Aradidae; Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Histeridae, Platypodidae, Chrysomelidae, Tenebrionidae, and Passalidae. One observed foraging group was made up of 9 workers and a dealate queen. Observations of group foraging of up to 40 single-file workers, plus the following Longino observation, indicate trail and/or recruiting pheromone communication in this species. “The foragers walked with their gasters curled and touching the substrate. When they were together near the prey I could often make out a tiny white area (gland?) exposed at the very tip of the gaster, which other workers would investigate”. (Lattke 1995)

Identification

A member of the concinna species group. A large finely striate species with transverse striae on propodeum, declivity medianly smooth; Promesonotal suture weakly impressed or absent; mesometanotal suture deep and wide; metacoxal tooth absent, low crest or tubercle at most. Color can vary from ferruginous to light-brown, and the striae on the posterior nodal face may be effaced. (Lattke 1995)

Keys including this Species

• Key to New World Gnamptogenys workers

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 10.35° to -15.13333333°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Bolivia, Brazil (type locality), Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

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.

Nomenclature

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

• concinna. Ectatomma concinna Smith, F. 1858b: 103 (q.) BRAZIL (Pará).
  • Type-material: holotype queen.
  • Type-locality: Brazil: Pará, Santarem, “52/96” (H.W. Bates).
  • Type-depository: BMNH.
  • Mayr, 1866b: 892 (w.).
  • Combination in Ponera (Ectatomma): Roger, 1860: 307;
  • combination in Ectatomma: Roger, 1863b: 17;
  • combination in Ectatomma (Gnamptogenys): Mayr, 1887: 541;
  • combination in Ectatomma (Tammoteca): Santschi, 1929h: 476;
  • combination in Gnamptogenys: Mayr, 1866b: 892; Brown, 1958g: 227; Camacho, Franco, Branstetter, et al. 2022: 11.
  • Status as species: Roger, 1860: 307; Mayr, 1863: 409; Roger, 1863b: 17; Mayr, 1866b: 892 (redescription); Mayr, 1870b: 963 (in key); Mayr, 1886c: 358; Emery, 1890b: 41; Dalla Torre, 1893: 23; Emery, 1894k: 47; Forel, 1895b: 113; Emery, 1896g: 45 (in key); Forel, 1899c: 7; Emery, 1911d: 45; Mann, 1916: 406; Wheeler, W.M. 1922c: 3; Borgmeier, 1923: 60; Wheeler, W.M. 1923a: 2; Brown, 1958g: 227, 305; Kempf, 1972a: 112; Lattke, 1990b: 8; Brandão, 1991: 345; Bolton, 1995b: 208; Lattke, 1995: 163; Lattke, et al. 2004: 343; Lattke, et al. 2007: 261 (in key); Lattke, et al. 2008: 83; Bezděčková, et al. 2015: 111; Feitosa, 2015c: 98; Feitosa & Prada-Achiardi, 2019: 671; Camacho, et al. 2020: 459 (in key); Camacho, Franco, Branstetter, et al. 2022: 11.
  • Senior synonym of conica: Brown, 1958g: 227; Kempf, 1972a: 112; Bolton, 1995b: 208; Lattke, 1995: 163.
  • Senior synonym of romani: Brown, 1958g: 227, 305; Kempf, 1972a: 112; Bolton, 1995b: 208; Lattke, 1995: 163.
  • Senior synonym of semicircularis: Brown, 1958g: 227, 305; Kempf, 1972a: 112; Bolton, 1995b: 208; Lattke, 1995: 163.
  • Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Venezuela.
• conica. Gnamptogenys concinna var. conica Borgmeier, 1929: 196 (w.) TRINIDAD.
  • Type-material: holotype worker.
  • Type-locality: Trinidad (no further data, “from Forel’s collection”).
  • Type-depository: MZSP.
  • Junior synonym of concinna: Brown, 1958g: 227; Kempf, 1972a: 112; Bolton, 1995b: 208; Lattke, 1995: 163.
• romani. Ectatomma (Gnamptogenys) concinnum var. romani Wheeler, W.M. 1923a: 2 (w.) BRAZIL (Amazonas).
  • Type-material: holotype worker.
  • Type-locality: Brazil: Amazonas, Rio Purus, Hyutánaha, i.1915 (A. Roman).
  • Type-depository: MCZC or NHRS.
  • Junior synonym of concinna: Brown, 1958g: 227, 305; Kempf, 1972a: 112; Bolton, 1995b: 210; Lattke, 1995: 163.
• semicircularis. Gnamptogenys concinna var. semicircularis Borgmeier, 1929: 195 (w.) BRAZIL (Mato Grosso).
  • Type-material: holotype worker.
  • Type-locality: Brazil: (no further data).
  • [Note: Borgmeier says the holotype is “apparently from Mato Grosso”.]
  • Type-depository: MZSP.
  • Junior synonym of concinna: Brown, 1958g: 227, 305; Kempf, 1972a: 112; Bolton, 1995b: 210; Lattke, 1995: 163.

The following notes on F. Smith type specimens have been provided by Barry Bolton (details):

Ectatomma concinna

Holotype queen in The Natural History Museum. Labelled “Braz. Santarem” on one side, and “52/96,” on the other. Acc. Reg.: “1852 no. 96 (Sept. 6) Purchased of Stevens. Collected by Mr Bates.”

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