Neivamyrmex pseudops

Neivamyrmex pseudops
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Neivamyrmex
Species:	N. pseudops
Binomial name
Neivamyrmex pseudops (Forel, 1909) Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Eciton pseudops garbei Forel, 1912 Eciton pseudops grandipseudops Forel, 1915

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -0.631944444° to -31.632389°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay (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

Association with Other Organisms

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• This species is a host for the diapriid wasp Notoxoides pedissequus (a parasite) in Argentina (Loiacono, 2013; Gonzalez et al., 2016; www.diapriid.org).
• This species is a host for the diapriid wasp Euplacopria mutilata (a parasite) (www.diapriid.org).
• This species is a host for the diapriid wasp Asolenopsia schwarzmaieri (a parasite) (www.diapriid.org).
• This species is a host for the phorid fly Cremersia costalis (a parasitoid) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode primary; direct transmission; transmission outside nest).

Flight Period

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Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Source: Kaspari et al., 2001.

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Castes

Images from AntWeb

Syntype of Neivamyrmex pseudops. Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0905974. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland.

Syntype of Neivamyrmex pseudops. Worker. Specimen code casent0905975. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland.

Syntype of Eciton pseudops garbei. Worker. Specimen code casent0905976. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland.

Syntype of Eciton pseudops grandipseudops. Worker. Specimen code casent0905977. 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.

• pseudops. Eciton pseudops Forel, 1909a: 254 (w.) PARAGUAY.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Paraguay: San Bernardino (Fiebrig).
  • Type-depositories: MCZC, MHNG, MZSP, NHMB.
  • Borgmeier, 1936: 64 (q.); Borgmeier, 1939: 408 (m.).
  • Combination in E. (Acamatus): Emery, 1910b: 25;
  • combination in E. (Neivamyrmex): Borgmeier, 1948b: 462;
  • combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 8.
  • Status as species: Emery, 1910b: 25; Forel, 1915c: 353; Bruch, 1915: 528; Borgmeier, 1936: 64; Borgmeier, 1939: 408; Borgmeier, 1948b: 462; Borgmeier, 1953: 9; Borgmeier, 1955: 336 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 158; Watkins, 1976: 11 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 291; Palacio, 1999: 155 (in key); Wild, 2007b: 26.
  • Senior synonym of garbei: Borgmeier, 1953: 9; Borgmeier, 1955: 336; Kempf, 1972a: 158; Bolton, 1995b: 291.
  • Senior synonym of grandipseudops: Borgmeier, 1936: 64; Borgmeier, 1955: 336; Kempf, 1972a: 158; Bolton, 1995b: 291.
  • Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Panama, Paraguay.
• garbei. Eciton (Acamatus) pseudops r. garbei Forel, 1912c: 47 (w.) BRAZIL (São Paulo).
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Brazil: São Paulo, Reg. Franca (Garbe).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Subspecies of pseudops: Forel, 1912g: 30; Santschi, 1916b: 510; Luederwaldt, 1918: 38; Gallardo, 1920: 362; Borgmeier, 1923: 48.
  • Junior synonym of pseudops: Borgmeier, 1953: 9; Borgmeier, 1955: 336; Kempf, 1972a: 158; Bolton, 1995b: 289.
• grandipseudops. Eciton (Acamatus) pseudops r. grandipseudops Forel, 1915c: 353 (w.) ARGENTINA (no province data).
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Argentina: (no further data) (Bruch).
  • Type-depositories: MHNG, NHMB.
  • Bruch, 1928: 356 (q.).
  • Subspecies of pseudops: Bruch, 1915: 528; Gallardo, 1920: 364; Bruch, 1928: 352; Kusnezov, 1953b: 336.
  • Junior synonym of pseudops: Borgmeier, 1936: 64; Borgmeier, 1955: 336; Kempf, 1972a: 158; Bolton, 1995b: 289.

References

• Albuquerque, E., Prado, L., Andrade-Silva, J., Siqueira, E., Sampaio, K., Alves, D., Brandão, C., Andrade, P., Feitosa, R., Koch, E., Delabie, J., Fernandes, I., Baccaro, F., Souza, J., Almeida, R., Silva, R. 2021. Ants of the State of Pará, Brazil: a historical and comprehensive dataset of a key biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon Basin. Zootaxa 5001, 1–83 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5001.1.1).
• Borgmeier, T. 1936b. Sobre algumas formigas dos generos Eciton e Cheliomyrmex (Hym. Formicidae). Arch. Inst. Biol. Veg. (Rio J.) 3: 51-68 (page 64, queen described)
• Borgmeier, T. 1936b. Sobre algumas formigas dos generos Eciton e Cheliomyrmex (Hym. Formicidae). Arch. Inst. Biol. Veg. (Rio J.) 3: 51-68 (page 64, Senior synonym of grandipseudops)
• Borgmeier, T. 1939. Nova contribuiça~o para o conhecimento das formigas neotropicas (Hym. Formicidae). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 10: 403-428 (page 408, male described)
• Borgmeier, T. 1948b. Einige Ameisen aus Argentinien (Hym. Formicidae). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 19: 459-471 (page 462, Combination in E. (Neivamyrmex))
• Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51 (page 8, Combination in Neivamyrmex)
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