Neivamyrmex piraticus

Neivamyrmex piraticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Neivamyrmex
Species:	N. piraticus
Binomial name
Neivamyrmex piraticus Borgmeier, 1953

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -14.785° to -14.785°.

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.

• piraticus. Neivamyrmex piraticus Borgmeier, 1953: 37, figs. 13, 18 (m.) BRAZIL (São Paulo, Paraná, Espirito Santo).
  • Type-material: holotype male, 15 paratype males.
  • Type-locality: holotype Brazil: São Paulo, Ipiranga, i.1923 (R. Spitz); paratypes: 2 males with same data, 4 males São Paulo, Serra Negra, i.1931 (T. Borgmeier), 3 males São Paulo, San José dos Campos, xii.1934 (H. de Souza Lopes), 3 males Paraná, Palmeiras, 19.xii.1952 (L. Travassos), 3 males Espirito Santo, S. Teresa, xii.1928 (O. Conde).
  • Type-depository: MZSP.
  • Status as species: Borgmeier, 1955: 621 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 158; Watkins, 1976: 24 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 290.
  • Distribution: Brazil.

References

• Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51. (page 37, figs. 13, 18 male described)
• Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 621, see also)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• 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.
• 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.
• Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
• Watkins J. F., II 1976. The identification and distribution of New World army ants (Dorylinae: Formicidae). Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 102 pp
• do Nascimento, I.C. 2006. Fenologia dos Voos de Acasalamento em Formigas Tropicais