Neivamyrmex hetschkoi

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Neivamyrmex hetschkoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Neivamyrmex
Species: N. hetschkoi
Binomial name
Neivamyrmex hetschkoi
(Mayr, 1886)

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Specimen Labels

Synonyms

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -11.55° to -38.416097°.

     
North
Temperate 		North
Subtropical 		Tropical South
Subtropical 		South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Argentina, Brazil (type locality), Paraguay, Uruguay.

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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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Syntype of Eciton silvestrii. Worker. Specimen code casent0903731. 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.

  • hetschkoi. Eciton hetschkoi Mayr, 1886a: 33 (w.m.) BRAZIL (Paraná).
    • Type-material: syntype workers, syntype males (numbers not stated).
    • Type-locality: Brazil: Paraná, Palmas, 26.iv.1885 (L. Hetschko).
    • Type-depositories: MHNG, MSNG, NHMW.
    • [Misspelled as hestchkoi by Emery, 1888c: 353.]
    • Bruch, 1934b: 128 (q.).
    • Combination in E. (Labidus): Mayr, 1886d: 441;
    • combination in E. (Acamatus): Emery, 1894c: 184 (in key);
    • combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 11.
    • Status as species: Mayr, 1886b: 121 (in key); Emery, 1888c: 353; Emery, 1888e: 692 (in key); Dalla Torre, 1893: 3; Emery, 1894c: 184 (in key); von Jhering, 1894: 382; Forel, 1895b: 119; Emery, 1900a: 178 (in key); Emery, 1910b: 24; Santschi, 1920d: 369; Santschi, 1921g: 92; Borgmeier, 1923: 46; Bruch, 1924a: 232; Bruch, 1934b: 128; Santschi, 1934c: 24; Borgmeier, 1953: 472; Borgmeier, 1955: 472 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 155; Watkins, 1976: 19 (in key); Zolessi, et al. 1988: 5; Brandão, 1991: 360; Bolton, 1995b: 289; Wild, 2007b: 26.
    • Senior synonym of ogloblini: Borgmeier, 1955: 472; Kempf, 1972a: 155; Bolton, 1995b: 289.
    • Senior synonym of silvestrii: Borgmeier, 1955: 472; Kempf, 1972a: 155; Bolton, 1995b: 289.
    • Senior synonym of taunayi: Borgmeier, 1953: 5; Borgmeier, 1955: 472; Kempf, 1972a: 155; Bolton, 1995b: 289.
    • Distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay.
  • ogloblini. Eciton (Acamatus) hetschkoi var. ogloblini Santschi, 1934c: 25, pl. 3, figs. 2, 11, 15 (w.) ARGENTINA (Misiones).
    • Type-material: 6 syntype workers.
    • Type-locality: Argentina: Misiones, Loreto, no. 1984, and no. 2001 (A. Ogloblin).
    • Type-depository: NHMB.
    • Bruch, 1934b: 129 (q.).
    • Combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 13.
    • Subspecies of hetschkoi: Bruch, 1934b: 128; Borgmeier, 1936: 63.
    • Junior synonym of hetschkoi: Borgmeier, 1955: 472; Kempf, 1972a: 155; Bolton, 1995b: 290.
  • silvestrii. Eciton silvestrii Emery, 1906c: 109 (w.) ARGENTINA (Misiones), URUGUAY.
    • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
    • Type-localities: Argentina: Misiones, S. Ana (F. Silvestri), and Uruguay: La Sierra (F. Silvestri).
    • Type-depositories: MSNG, NHMB.
    • Combination in E. (Acamatus): Emery, 1910b: 25;
    • combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 6.
    • Status as species: Emery, 1910b: 25; Bruch, 1914: 215; Santschi, 1919f: 39; Gallardo, 1920: 367; Santschi, 1933e: 107.
    • Junior synonym of hetschkoi: Borgmeier, 1955: 472; Kempf, 1972a: 155; Bolton, 1995b: 291.
  • taunayi. Eciton (Acamatus) taunayi Borgmeier, 1928b: 55, fig. 1 (m.) BRAZIL (São Paulo).
    • Type-material: holotype male.
    • Type-locality: Brazil: São Paulo, Ypiranga, v.1916 (Luederwaldt).
    • Type-depository: MZSP.
    • Junior synonym of hetschkoi: Borgmeier, 1953: 5; Borgmeier, 1955: 472; Kempf, 1972a: 155; Bolton, 1995b: 291.

Description

References

  • Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51 (page 11, Combination in Neivamyrmex)
  • Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51 (page 11, Senior synonym of tauknayi)
  • Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 472, Senior synonym of ogloblini and silvestrii)
  • Bruch, C. 1924a. Descripción de la reina Eciton (Acamatus) Hetschkoi Mayr. Physis (B. Aires) 7: 232-235.
  • Bruch, C. 1934b. Las formas femeninas de Eciton. Descripción y redescripción de algunas especies de la Argentina. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 118: 113-135 (page 128, queen described)
  • Emery, C. 1894d. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. VI-XVI. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 26: 137-241 (page 184, Combination in E. (Acamatus) (in key))
  • Mayr, G. 1886a. Ueber Eciton-Labidus. Wien. Entomol. Ztg. 5: 33-36 (page 33, worker, male described)
  • Mayr, G. 1886d. Die Formiciden der Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 36: 419-464 (page 441, Combination in E. (Labidus))

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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  • Borgmeier T. 1928. Algumas formigas do Museo Paulista. Boletim Biológico. Laboratório de Parasitologia. Faculdade de Medicina de São Paulo 12: 55-70.
  • Borgmeier T. 1936. Sobre algumas formigas dos generos Eciton e Cheliomyrmex (Hym. Formicidae). Archivos do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal (Rio de Janeiro) 3: 51-68.
  • Borgmeier T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Studia Entomologica 2: 1-51.
  • Borgmeier T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Studia Entomologica 3: 1-720.
  • Bruch C. 1914. Catálogo sistemático de los formícidos argentinos. Revista del Museo de La Plata 19: 211-234.
  • Bruch C. 1924. Descripción de la reina Eciton (Acamatus) Hetschkoi Mayr. Physis (Buenos Aires) 7: 232-235.
  • 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.
  • Emery C. 1888. Formiche della provincia di Rio Grande do Sûl nel Brasile, raccolte dal dott. Hermann von Ihering. Bullettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 19: 352-366.
  • Emery C. 1906. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. XXVI. Bullettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 37: 107-194.
  • 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.
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