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Neivamyrmex emersoni
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Neivamyrmex |
| Species: | N. emersoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Neivamyrmex emersoni (Wheeler, W.M., 1921)
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 10.36666667° to 10.28333333°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana (type locality), Suriname, 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. |
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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
O'Donnell et al. (2020) report this species foraging only at night.
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- emersoni. Eciton (Acamatus) angustinode subsp. emersoni Wheeler, W.M. 1921d: 311 (w.) GUYANA.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Guyana: Kartabo, 1920 (W.M. Wheeler).
- Type-depositories: AMNH, MCZC, MZSP.
- Combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 18.
- Status as species: Borgmeier, 1953: 18; Borgmeier, 1955: 555 (redescription); Kempf, 1970b: 324; Kempf, 1972a: 154; Watkins, 1976: 12 (in key); Brandão, 1991: 360; Bolton, 1995b: 288; Palacio, 1999: 155 (in key); Palacio, 2019: 620.
- Senior synonym of haskinsi: Borgmeier, 1955: 555; Kempf, 1972a: 154; Bolton, 1995b: 288.
- Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad.
- haskinsi. Eciton (Neivamyrmex) angustinode subsp. haskinsi Weber, 1943b: 68, fig. 1 (w.) TRINIDAD.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Trinidad: Northern Range, Morne Bleu, 23.vi.1935, no. 209.2 (C.P. Haskins).
- Type-depositories: AMNH, MCZC.
- Junior synonym of emersoni: Borgmeier, 1955: 555; Kempf, 1972a: 154; Bolton, 1995b: 289.
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 18, Combination in Neivamyrmex, and raised to species.)
- Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 555, Senior synonym of haskinsi)
- Franco, W., Ladino, N., Delabie, J.H.C., Dejean, A., Orivel, J., Fichaux, M., Groc, S., Leponce, M., Feitosa, R.M. 2019. First checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of French Guiana. Zootaxa 4674, 509–543 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4674.5.2).
- O'Donnell, S., Lattke, J., Powell, S., Kaspari, M. 2020. Diurnal and nocturnal foraging specialisation in Neotropical army ants. Ecological Entomology 46, 352–359 (doi:10.1111/een.12969).
- Wheeler, W. M. 1921d. Observations on army ants in British Guiana. Proc. Am. Acad. Arts Sci. 56: 291-328 (page 311, worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Borgmeier T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Studia Entomologica 3: 1-720.
- Esteves F. A., C. R. F. Brandao, and L. P. Prado. 2011. The type specimens of Dorylomorph ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae: Aenictinae, Ecitoninae, Cerapachyinae, Leptanilloidinae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia 51(22): 341-397.
- Fernández F., and E. E. Palacio. 1995. Hormigas de Colombia IV: nuevos registros de géneros y especies. Caldasia 17: 587-596.
- Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
- Franco W., N. Ladino, J. H. C. Delabie, A. Dejean, J. Orivel, M. Fichaux, S. Groc, M. Leponce, and R. M. Feitosa. 2019. First checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of French Guiana. Zootaxa 4674(5): 509-543.
- Goitia W., and K. Jaffe. 2009. Ant-Plant Associations in Different Forests in Venezuela. Neotropical Entomology 38(1): 007-031.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- Weber N. A. 1943. New ants from Venezuela and neighboring countries. Bol. Entomol. Venez. 2: 67-78.