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Neivamyrmex dorbignii
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Neivamyrmex |
| Species: | N. dorbignii |
| Binomial name | |
| Neivamyrmex dorbignii (Shuckard, 1840)
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 18.58333333° to -37.12°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina, Bolivia (type locality), Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay.
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. |
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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
Images from AntWeb
 
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| Type of Neivamyrmex dorbignii. Male (alate). Specimen code casent0901945. Photographer Ryan Perry, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by OUM, Oxford, UK. |
   
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| Syntype of Eciton spegazzinii. Worker. Specimen code casent0903732. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MSNG, Genoa, Italy. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- dorbignii. Labidus dorbignii Shuckard, 1840b: 259 (m.) (no state data, “South America”).
- Type-material: syntype males (number not stated).
- Type-locality: South America: (no further data).
- [Note: Santschi, 1921g: 92, gives Patagonia, 1834 (d’Orbigny) as data on the MNHN specimens.]
- Type-depositories: MNHN, NHMB, OXUM.
- [Misspelled as dorbignyi by Dalla Torre, 1893: 2.]
- Combination in Eciton: Dalla Torre, 1893: 2; Forel, 1895b: 119;
- combination in E. (Acamatus): Emery, 1900a: 187;
- combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 14.
- Status as species: Westwood, 1842: 77; Smith, F. 1859b: 8; Roger, 1863b: 41; Mayr, 1863: 424; Dalla Torre, 1893: 2; Forel, 1895b: 119; Emery, 1900a: 177 (in key); Emery, 1910b: 25; Santschi, 1921g: 92; Borgmeier, 1955: 461 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 154; Watkins, 1976: 18 (in key); Zolessi, et al. 1988: 5; Bolton, 1995b: 288.
- Senior synonym of obscurum: Santschi, 1921g: 92; Borgmeier, 1955: 461; Kempf, 1972a: 154; Bolton, 1995b: 288.
- Senior synonym of spegazzinii: Santschi, 1921g: 92; Borgmeier, 1953: 15; Borgmeier, 1955: 461; Kempf, 1972a: 154; Bolton, 1995b: 288.
- Distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay.
- obscurum. Eciton spinolae subsp. obscurum Forel, 1911e: 250 (m.) ARGENTINA (no province data, “Patagonien”).
- Type-material: holotype male.
- Type-locality: Argentina: Patagonia (no further data).
- Type-depository: ZSBS.
- Junior synonym of spegazzinii: Santschi, 1916e: 368; Gallardo, 1920: 357.
- Junior synonym of dorbignii: Santschi, 1921g: 92; Borgmeier, 1955: 461; Kempf, 1972a: 154; Bolton, 1995b: 288.
- spegazzinii. Eciton spegazzinii Emery, 1888e: 691 (w.) ARGENTINA (Buenos Aires).
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Argentina: La Plata (no collector’s name).
- Type-depository: MSNG.
- Gallardo, 1915: 5 (m.).
- Combination in E. (Acamatus): Emery, 1894c: 184 (in key).
- Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 6; Emery, 1894c: 184 (in key); Emery, 1906c: 109; Emery, 1910b: 25; Santschi, 1912e: 526; Bruch, 1914: 215; Forel, 1915c: 353; Bruch, 1915: 529; Gallardo, 1915: 2; Santschi, 1919f: 39.
- Subspecies of spinolae: Santschi, 1916e: 368; Gallardo, 1920: 357; Borgmeier, 1923: 49.
- Junior synonym of dorbignii: Santschi, 1921g: 92; Borgmeier, 1953: 15; Borgmeier, 1955: 461; Kempf, 1972a: 154; Bolton, 1995b: 291.
Description
References
- Albuquerque, E., Prado, L., Andrade-Silva, J., Siqueira, E., Sampaio, K., Alves, D., Brandão, C., Andrade, P., Feitosa, R., Koch, E., Delabie, J., Fernandes, I., Baccaro, F., Souza, J., Almeida, R., Silva, R. 2021. Ants of the State of Pará, Brazil: a historical and comprehensive dataset of a key biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon Basin. Zootaxa 5001, 1–83 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5001.1.1).
- Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51 (page 14, Combination in Neivamyrmex)
- Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 461, Senior synonym of spegazzinii (and its junior synonym obscurum))
- Dalla Torre, K. W. von. 1893. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Vol. 7. Formicidae (Heterogyna). Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 289 pp. (page 2, Combination in Eciton)
- Emery, C. 1900e. Nuovi studi sul genere Eciton. Mem. R. Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna (5)8:173-188 (page 187, Combination in E. (Acamatus))
- Emery, C. 1900e. Nuovi studi sul genere Eciton. Mem. R. Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna (5)8:173-188 (page 187, location Bolivia)
- Forel, A. 1895b. A fauna das formigas do Brazil. Bol. Mus. Para. Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 1: 89-139 (page 119, Combination in Eciton)
- Santschi, F. 1921g. Ponerinae, Dorylinae et quelques autres formicides néotropiques. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 54: 81-103 (page 92, Senior synonym of spegazzinii (and its junior synonym obscurum))
- Shuckard, W. E. 1840b. Monograph of the Dorylidae, a family of the Hymenoptera Heterogyna. (Continued from p. 201.). Ann. Nat. Hist. 5: 258-271 (page 259, male described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Borgmeier T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Studia Entomologica 3: 1-720.
- Cuezzo, F. 1998. Formicidae. Chapter 42 in Morrone J.J., and S. Coscaron (dirs) Biodiversidad de artropodos argentinos: una perspectiva biotaxonomica Ediciones Sur, La Plata. Pages 452-462.
- Dattilo W. et al. 2019. MEXICO ANTS: incidence and abundance along the Nearctic-Neotropical interface. Ecology https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2944
- Emery C. 1900. Nuovi studi sul genere Eciton. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna (5)8: 173-188
- Emery C. 1910. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Dorylinae. Genera Insectorum 102: 1-34.
- Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- Kusnezov N. 1978. Hormigas argentinas: clave para su identificación. Miscelánea. Instituto Miguel Lillo 61:1-147 + 28 pl.
- Rosa da Silva R. 1999. Formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) do oeste de Santa Catarina: historico das coletas e lista atualizada das especies do Estado de Santa Catarina. Biotemas 12(2): 75-100.
- Santschi F. 1912. Quelques fourmis de l'Amérique australe. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 20: 519-534.
- Vásquez-Bolaños M. 2011. Lista de especies de hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) para México. Dugesiana 18: 95-133
- Watkins II, J.F. 1982.The army ants of Mexico (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ecitoninae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 55(2): 197-247.
- Watkins J. F., II 1976. The identification and distribution of New World army ants (Dorylinae: Formicidae). Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 102 pp
- Zolessi L. C. de; Y. P. de Abenante, and M. E. Philippi. 1989. Catálogo sistemático de las especies de Formícidos del Uruguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Montevideo: ORCYT Unesco, 40 + ix pp.
- de Zolessi, L.C., Y.P. de Abenante and M.E. Philippi. 1987. Lista sistemática de las especies de formícidos del Uruguay. Comunicaciones Zoologicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo 11(165):1-9
- do Nascimento, I.C. 2006. Fenologia dos Voos de Acasalamento em Formigas Tropicais