Neivamyrmex jerrmanni

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Neivamyrmex jerrmanni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Neivamyrmex
Species: N. jerrmanni
Binomial name
Neivamyrmex jerrmanni
(Forel, 1901)

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Specimen Labels

Synonyms

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -22.809943° to -23.7833°.

   
North
Temperate
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Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
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Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay (type locality), 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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Male (alate). Specimen code casent0901978. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by NHMUK, London, UK.
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Syntype of Eciton luederwaldtiMale (alate). Specimen code casent0903738. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by MSNG, Genoa, Italy.
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Syntype of Neivamyrmex jerrmanniMale (alate). Specimen code casent0905963. 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.

  • jerrmanni. Eciton jerrmanni Forel, 1901h: 48 (m.) PARAGUAY.
    • Type-material: syntype males (number not stated).
    • Type-locality: Paraguay: (no further data), “ded. 6.xii.1897” (Jerrmann).
    • Type-depositories: MHNG, MZSP.
    • [Note: a specimen deposited in Hamburg Museum was destroyed in World War II.]
    • Combination in E. (Acamatus): Emery, 1910b: 26;
    • combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 8.
    • Status as species: Forel, 1907e: 2; Emery, 1910b: 26; Borgmeier, 1923: 46; Borgmeier, 1933d: 167; Borgmeier, 1955: 320 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 156; Watkins, 1976: 20 (in key); Zolessi, et al. 1988: 5; Bolton, 1995b: 289; Wild, 2007b: 26.
    • Senior synonym of filicorne: Borgmeier, 1953: 14; Borgmeier, 1955: 320; Kempf, 1972a: 156; Bolton, 1995b: 289.
    • Senior synonym of luederwaldti: Borgmeier, 1933d: 167; Borgmeier, 1953: 7; Borgmeier, 1955: 320; Kempf, 1972a: 156; Bolton, 1995b: 289.
    • Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay.
  • filicorne. Eciton (Acamatus) filicorne Santschi, 1916e: 369 (m.) ARGENTINA (Santiago del Estero).
    • Type-material: holotype male.
    • Type-locality: Argentina: Santiago del Estero, Chaco (Wagner).
    • Type-depository: NHMB.
    • Status as species: Gallardo, 1920: 374.
    • Subspecies of halidaii: Santschi, 1921g: 93.
    • Junior synonym of jerrmanni: Borgmeier, 1953: 14; Borgmeier, 1955: 320; Kempf, 1972a: 156; Bolton, 1995b: 288.
  • luederwaldti. Eciton (Acamatus) luederwaldti Emery, 1911a: 220 (m.) BRAZIL (São Paulo).
    • Type-material: 2 syntype males.
    • Type-locality: Brazil: São Paulo, Ypiranga, xi. (no collector’s name).
    • Type-depository: MSNG.
    • Status as species: Luederwaldt, 1918: 38; Borgmeier, 1923: 47.
    • Junior synonym of jerrmanni: Borgmeier, 1933d: 167; Borgmeier, 1953: 7; Borgmeier, 1955: 320; Kempf, 1972a: 156; Bolton, 1995b: 289.

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Borgmeier T. 1923. Catalogo systematico e synonymico das formigas do Brasil. 1 parte. Subfam. Dorylinae, Cerapachyinae, Ponerinae, Dolichoderinae. Archivos do Museu Nacional (Rio de Janeiro) 24: 33-103.
  • Borgmeier T. 1933. Sobre algumas especies de formigas do genero Eciton Latreille. Archivos da Escola Superior da Agricultura e Medicina Veterinaria. Nictheroy 10: 161-168.
  • 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.
  • Borowiec M. L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280.
  • 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. 1910. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Dorylinae. Genera Insectorum 102: 1-34.
  • Emery C. 1911. Fragments myrmécologiques. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 55: 213-225.
  • 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 S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
  • Forel A. 1907. Formiciden aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum in Hamburg. II. Teil. Neueingänge seit 1900. Mitt. Naturhist. Mus. Hambg. 24: 1-20.
  • Gallardo A. 1920. Las hormigas de la República Argentina. Subfamilia Dorilinas. Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires 30: 281-410.
  • Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
  • Luederwaldt H. 1918. Notas myrmecologicas. Rev. Mus. Paul. 10: 29-64.
  • Sandoval V. E., and G. Zambrano. 2007. Catálogo de las hormigas presentes en el Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad del Cauca. Taller Editorial de la Universidad del Cauca, Popayán. 60 pp.
  • Santschi F. 1916. Formicides sudaméricains nouveaux ou peu connus. Physis (Buenos Aires). 2: 365-399.
  • Santschi F. 1921. Ponerinae, Dorylinae et quelques autres formicides néotropiques. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 54: 81-103.
  • Watkins J. F., II 1976. The identification and distribution of New World army ants (Dorylinae: Formicidae). Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 102 pp
  • Wild, A. L. "A catalogue of the ants of Paraguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Zootaxa 1622 (2007): 1-55.
  • 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
  • de Zolessi, L.C., Y.P. de Abenante and M.E. Phillipi. 1989. Catalago Systematico de las Especies de Formicidos del Uruguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Oficina Regional de Ciencia y Technologia de la Unesco para America Latina y el Caribe- ORCYT. Montevideo, Uruguay