Neivamyrmex sulcatus

Neivamyrmex sulcatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Neivamyrmex
Species:	N. sulcatus
Binomial name
Neivamyrmex sulcatus (Mayr, 1868) Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Eciton richteri Forel, 1913 Eciton richteri modificata Forel, 1913

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 21.128926° to -37.12°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

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Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Argentina (type locality), Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay.

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 Notaxoides pronatalis (a parasite) in Argentina (Loiacono, 2013; Gonzalez et al., 2016).
• This species is a associate (details unknown) for the diapriid wasp Notoxoides pronotalis (a associate (details unknown)) (Quevillon, 2018).

Castes

Images from AntWeb

Syntype of Eciton richteri modificata. Male (alate). Specimen code casent0905980. 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.

• sulcatus. Labidus sulcatus Mayr, 1868a: 168 (m.) ARGENTINA (Buenos Aires).
  • Type-material: holotype male.
  • Type-locality: Argentina: Buenos Aires, 1866 (Strobel).
  • Type-depository: NHMW.
  • Combination in Eciton (Labidus): Mayr, 1886d: 441;
  • combination in E. (Acamatus): Emery, 1900a: 187;
  • combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 11.
  • Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 6; Emery, 1900a: 178 (in key); Emery, 1910b: 27; Santschi, 1912e: 526; Bruch, 1914: 216; Mann, 1916: 422; Santschi, 1916e: 368; Santschi, 1919f: 39; Gallardo, 1920: 388; Santschi, 1921g: 92; Borgmeier, 1923: 50; Santschi, 1931e: 274; Borgmeier, 1953: 9; Borgmeier, 1955: 610 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 159; Watkins, 1976: 25 (in key); Zolessi, et al. 1988: 5; Brandão, 1991: 360; Bolton, 1995b: 291; Palacio, 1999: 160 (in key); Wild, 2007b: 26; Palacio, 2019: 621.
  • Senior synonym of modificata: Borgmeier, 1953: 9; Borgmeier, 1955: 610; Kempf, 1972a: 159; Bolton, 1995b: 291.
  • Senior synonym of richteri: Santschi, 1916e: 368; Gallardo, 1920: 388; Borgmeier, 1923: 50; Borgmeier, 1953: 9; Borgmeier, 1955: 610; Kempf, 1972a: 159; Bolton, 1995b: 291.
  • Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay.
• modificata. Eciton (Acamatus) richteri var. modificata Forel, 1913l: 212 (in text) (m.) ARGENTINA (Santa Fé).
  • Type-material: holotype (?) male.
  • [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
  • Type-locality: Argentina: Santa Fé, Rosario (C. Bruch).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Subspecies of richteri: Bruch, 1914: 215.
  • Subspecies of sulcatus: Santschi, 1916e: 368; Gallardo, 1920: 390.
  • Junior synonym of sulcatus: Borgmeier, 1953: 9; Borgmeier, 1955: 610; Kempf, 1972a: 159; Bolton, 1995b: 290.
• richteri. Eciton (Acamatus) richteri Forel, 1913l: 211 (m.) ARGENTINA (Misiones, Mendoza).
  • Type-material: syntype males (number not stated).
  • Type-localities: Argentina: Misiones (Richter), Argentina: Mendoza, Pegregal (Joergensen), and Argentina: Mendoza (Joergensen).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Status as species: Forel, 1914d: 265; Bruch, 1914: 215.
  • Junior synonym of sulcatus: Santschi, 1916e: 368; Gallardo, 1920: 388; Borgmeier, 1923: 50; Borgmeier, 1953: 9; Borgmeier, 1955: 610; Kempf, 1972a: 159; Bolton, 1995b: 291.

References

• Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51 (page 11, Combination in Neivamyrmex)
• Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51 (page 9, Senior synonym of modificata)
• Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 610, see also)
• Emery, C. 1900e. Nuovi studi sul genere Eciton. Mem. R. Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna (5)8:173-188 (page 187, Combination in E. (Acamatus))
• Gonzalez, C., Wcislo, W., Cambra, R., Wheeler, T., Fernandez-Marın, H. 2016. A new ectoparasitoid species of Pseudogaurax Malloch, 1915 (Diptera: Chloropidae), attacking the fungus-growing ant, Apterostigma dentigerum Wheeler, 1925 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 109(4): 639–645 (doi:10.1093/aesa/saw023).
• Loiacono, M.S., Margarıa, C.B., Aquino, D.A. 2013. Diapriinae wasps (Hymenoptera: Diaprioidea: Diapriidae) associated with ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina. Psyche 2013: Article 320590 (doi:10.1155/2013/320590).
• Mayr, G. 1868b. Formicidae novae Americanae collectae a Prof. P. de Strobel. Annu. Soc. Nat. Mat. Modena 3: 161-178 (page 168, male described)
• Mayr, G. 1886d. Die Formiciden der Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 36: 419-464 (page 441, Combination in Eciton (Labidus))
• Santschi, F. 1916e. Formicides sudaméricains nouveaux ou peu connus. Physis (B. Aires) 2: 365-399 (page 368, Senior synonym of richteri)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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• Borgmeier T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Studia Entomologica 3: 1-720.
• Bruch C. 1914. Catálogo sistemático de los formícidos argentinos. Revista del Museo de La Plata 19: 211-234.
• 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. 1900. Nuovi studi sul genere Eciton. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna (5)8: 173-188
• 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 E. E. Palacio. 1995. Hormigas de Colombia IV: nuevos registros de géneros y especies. Caldasia 17: 587-596.
• Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
• Forel A. 1913. Fourmis d'Argentine, du Brésil, du Guatémala & de Cuba reçues de M. M. Bruch, Prof. v. Ihering, Mlle Baez, M. Peper et M. Rovereto. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles. 49: 203-250.
• Gallardo A. 1920. Las hormigas de la República Argentina. Subfamilia Dorilinas. Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires 30: 281-410.
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• Kusnezov N. 1978. Hormigas argentinas: clave para su identificación. Miscelánea. Instituto Miguel Lillo 61:1-147 + 28 pl.
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