Neivamyrmex chamelensis

Neivamyrmex chamelensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Neivamyrmex
Species:	N. chamelensis
Binomial name
Neivamyrmex chamelensis Watkins, 1986 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 20.38333333° to 19.05°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Mexico (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.

Nomenclature

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

• chamelensis. Neivamyrmex chamelensis Watkins, 1986: 361, figs. 1-11 (w.q.) MEXICO (Jalisco).
  • Type-material: holotype worker, 6+ paratype workers (total number not stated), 1 paratype ergatoid queen.
  • Type-locality: holotype Mexico: Jalisco, Chamela Biological Station, 19°30’N, 105°03’W, 21.vi.1984, colony W-329 (J.F. Watkins & C.J. Coody); paratypes: 6+ workers, 1 queen with same data.
  • Type-depositories: USNM (holotype); AMNH, JFWC, LACM, MCZC, USNM (paratypes).
  • Status as species: Brandão, 1991: 359; Bolton, 1995b: 288; Ward, 1999a: 91 (in key).
  • Distribution: Mexico.

References

• Watkins, J. F., II. 1986. Neivamyrmex chamelensis, n. sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ecitoninae) from Jalisco, Mexico. J. Kans. Entomol. Soc. 59: 361-366 (page 361, figs. 1-11 worker, queen described)

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.
• Dattilo W. et al. 2019. MEXICO ANTS: incidence and abundance along the Nearctic-Neotropical interface. Ecology https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2944
• Fernandes, P.R. XXXX. Los hormigas del suelo en Mexico: Diversidad, distribucion e importancia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
• Watkins II, J.F. 1986. Neivamyrmex chamelensis, n. sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ecitoninae) from Jalisco, Mexico. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 59(2):361-366.