Neivamyrmex latiscapus

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

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -22.908° to -22.908°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

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.

Nomenclature

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

• latiscapus. Eciton latiscapum Emery, 1901d: 54, fig. 7 (m.) BRAZIL (Rio de Janeiro).
  • Type-material: holotype male.
  • Type-locality: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro (no collector’s name).
  • Type-depository: MNHN.
  • Combination in E. (Acamatus): Emery, 1910b: 26;
  • combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 6.
  • Status as species: Emery, 1910b: 26; Borgmeier, 1923: 47; Borgmeier, 1953: 7; Borgmeier, 1955: 578 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 156; Watkins, 1976: 24 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 289.
  • Distribution: Brazil.

References

• Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51 (page 6, Combination in Neivamyrmex)
• Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 578, see also)
• Emery, C. 1901d. Note sulle Doriline. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 33: 43-56 (page 54, fig. 7 male described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Borgmeier T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Studia Entomologica 3: 1-720.
• Kempf W. W. 1978. A preliminary zoogeographical analysis of a regional ant fauna in Latin America. 114. Studia Entomologica 20: 43-62.
• Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
• Vittar, F. 2008. Hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de la Mesopotamia Argentina. INSUGEO Miscelania 17(2):447-466