Neivamyrmex iheringi
Neivamyrmex iheringi | |
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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) |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil (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. |
Biology
Castes
Images from AntWeb
Holotype of Neivamyrmex iheringi. Male (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.