Neivamyrmex quadratoocciputus

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Neivamyrmex quadratoocciputus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Neivamyrmex
Species: N. quadratoocciputus
Binomial name
Neivamyrmex quadratoocciputus
Watkins, 1975

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: El Salvador (type locality), Honduras.

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

Nomenclature

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

  • quadratoocciputus. Neivamyrmex quadratoocciputus Watkins, 1975c: 207, figs. 1-6 (m.) EL SALVADOR.
    • Type-material: holotype male, 1 paratype male.
    • Type-locality: holotype El Salvador: San Salvador, 1958 (O.L. Cartwright); paratype with same data.
    • Type-depository: USNM.
    • Status as species: Watkins, 1976: 23 (in key); Brandão, 1991: 359; Bolton, 1995b: 291.
    • Distribution: El Salvador.

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Borowiec M. L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280.
  • Brandao, C.R.F. 1991. Adendos ao catalogo abreviado das formigas da regiao neotropical (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 35: 319-412.
  • Branstetter M. G. and L. Sáenz. 2012. Las hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de Guatemala. Pp. 221-268 in: Cano E. B. and J. C. Schuster. (eds.) 2012. Biodiversidad de Guatemala. Volumen 2. Guatemala: Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, iv + 328 pp
  • Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
  • Longino J. T. 2013. Ants of Honduras. Consulted on 18 Jan 2013. https://sites.google.com/site/longinollama/reports/ants-of-honduras
  • Watkins J. F., II 1975. Neivamyrmex quadratoocciputus, n. sp. (Formicidae: Dorylinae) from El Salvador. Texas Journal of Science 26: 207-211.
  • Watkins J. F., II 1976. The identification and distribution of New World army ants (Dorylinae: Formicidae). Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 102 pp