Gnamptogenys curvoclypeata

Gnamptogenys curvoclypeata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ectatomminae
Tribe:	Ectatommini
Genus:	Gnamptogenys
Species:	G. curvoclypeata
Binomial name
Gnamptogenys curvoclypeata Lattke, 1990 Specimen Label

Nothing is known about the biology of Gnamptogenys curvoclypeata.

Identification

A member of the sulcata complex (in the sulcata subgroup of the sulcata species group). Piceous species with ferruginous antenna, legs and coxae; Promesonotal suture very weakly impressed, visible only with certain angles of light; meso- and metacoxae smooth and shining on median and basal lateral faces; metacoxae with weakly developed triangular dorsal lobe. (Lattke 1995)

Keys including this Species

• Key to New World Gnamptogenys workers

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 9.683° to -5.997222222°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Colombia, Venezuela (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

Explore Overview of Gnamptogenys biology  Not much is known about the the biology of Gnamptogenys curvoclypeata. We can speculate that the biology of this species is similar to other species of the genus. Gnamptogenys are predatory ponerine ants that inhabit tropical and subtropical mesic forests. Nesting is typically at ground level in rotten wood or leaf litter. Some exceptions include species that are arboreal, a dry forest species and species that nests in sandy savannahs. Colony size tends to be, at most, in the hundreds. Queens are the reproductives in most species. Worker reproduction is known from a few species in Southeastern Asia. Generalist predation is the primary foraging/dietary strategy. Specialization on specific groups (millipedes, beetles, other ants) has developed in a few species. ‎

Nomenclature

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

• curvoclypeata. Gnamptogenys curvoclypeata Lattke, 1990b: 9, figs. 7, 13 (w.) VENEZUELA.
  • Type-material: holotype worker, 21 paratype workers.
  • Type-locality: holotype Venezuela: Estado Portuguesa, via Guanare-Biscucuy, Quebrada La Guata, 9°16’N, 65°56’W, 600 m., 21.viii.1983 (J. Lattke & J. DeMarmels); paratypes: 19 workers with same data, 2 workers Venezuela: Estado Zulia, Serranía de Perija, El Tucuco, 9°41’N, 72°45’W, 450 m., 6.ix.1984 (J. Lattke).
  • Type-depositories: MIZA (holotype); BMNH, FSCG, LACM, MCZC, MIZA, MZSP (paratypes).
  • Status as species: Brandão, 1991: 344; Bolton, 1995b: 209; Lattke, 1995: 165; Lattke, et al. 2004: 343; Lattke, et al. 2007: 262 (in key); Lattke, et al. 2008: 84; Feitosa & Prada-Achiardi, 2019: 671; Camacho, et al. 2020: 460 (in key); Camacho, Franco, Branstetter, et al. 2022: 11.
  • Distribution: Colombia, Panama, Venezuela.

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

Description

Paratype Specimen Labels

References

• Lattke, J. E. 1990b. Revisión del género Gnamptogenys Roger en Venezuela (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Acta Terramaris 2: 1-47 (page 9, figs. 7, 13 worker described)
• Lattke, J. E. 1995. Revision of the ant genus Gnamptogenys in the New World (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Hym. Res. 4: 137-193. PDF
• Lattke, J.E., Fernández, F. & Palacio, E.E. 2007. Identification of the species of Gnamptogenys Roger in the Americas (pp. 254-270). In Snelling, R.R., Fisher, B.L. & Ward, P.S. (eds). Advances in ant systematics: homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80: 690 pp.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Brandao, C.R.F. 1991. Adendos ao catalogo abreviado das formigas da regiao neotropical (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 35: 319-412.
• Donoso D. A. 2014. Assembly mechanisms shaping tropical litter ant communities. Ecography 37 doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2013.00253.x
• Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.