Neivamyrmex iheringi

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Neivamyrmex iheringi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Neivamyrmex
Species: N. iheringi
Binomial name
Neivamyrmex iheringi
(Forel, 1908)

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Specimen Labels

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Brazil (type locality).

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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Holotype of Neivamyrmex iheringiMale (alate). Specimen code casent0905964. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland.

Nomenclature

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

  • iheringi. Eciton iheringi Forel, 1908c: 347 (m.) BRAZIL (Rio Grande do Sul).
    • Type-material: holotype male.
    • Type-locality: Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul (von Ihering).
    • Type-depository: MHNG.
    • [Misspelled as jheringi by Emery, 1910b: 26, Borgmeier, 1955: 623, Kempf, 1972a: 156, and many others.]
    • Combination in Eciton (Acamatus): Emery, 1910b: 26; Santschi, 1916e: 368;
    • combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 8.
    • Status as species: Santschi, 1916e: 368; Gallardo, 1920: 392; Borgmeier, 1923: 46; Borgmeier, 1955: 623 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 156; Watkins, 1976: 25 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 289.
    • Distribution: Brazil.

Description

References

  • Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51 (page 8, Combination in Neivamyrmex)
  • Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 623, see also)
  • Forel, A. 1908h. Ameisen aus Sao Paulo (Brasilien), Paraguay etc. gesammelt von Prof. Herm. v. Ihering, Dr. Lutz, Dr. Fiebrig, etc. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 58: 340-418 (page 347, male described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • 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.
  • Gallardo A. 1920. Las hormigas de la República Argentina. Subfamilia Dorilinas. Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires 30: 281-410.
  • Santschi F. 1916. Formicides sudaméricains nouveaux ou peu connus. Physis (Buenos Aires). 2: 365-399.