Pseudomyrmex ejectus

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Pseudomyrmex ejectus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Pseudomyrmecinae
Genus: Pseudomyrmex
Species: P. ejectus
Binomial name
Pseudomyrmex ejectus
(Smith, F., 1858)

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Specimen Label

Synonyms

Gillette et al. (2015), in a Chaipas, Mexico field study of twig-nesting ants in coffee plants, found P. ejectus occupied 57% of all occupied twig-nests above 1100 m. In Florida, this species is the host for the workerless parasite Pseudomyrmex leptosus.

Identification

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 34.62849° to 8.7°.

   
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Nearctic Region: United States.
Neotropical Region: Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Greater Antilles, Guatemala, Mexico.

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

Association with Other Organisms

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  • This species is a prey for the syrphid fly Rhopalosyrphus ramulorum (a predator) (Quevillon, 2018).

Flight Period

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Source: antkeeping.info.

Castes

Images from AntWeb

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Worker. Specimen code casent0102684. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by CAS, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0103836. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by ABS, Lake Placid, FL, USA.
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Male (alate). Specimen code casent0104241. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by ABS, Lake Placid, FL, USA.
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Worker. Specimen code casent0104280. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by ABS, Lake Placid, FL, USA.
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Worker. Specimen code casent0104314. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by ABS, Lake Placid, FL, USA.

Images from AntWeb

Pseudomyrmex ejectus casent0102683 head 1.jpgPseudomyrmex ejectus casent0102683 profile 1.jpgPseudomyrmex ejectus casent0102683 dorsal 1.jpg
Worker. Specimen code casent0102683. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by CAS, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Pseudomyrmex ejectus casent0102684 label 1.jpg
Worker. Specimen code casent0102684. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by CAS, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Queen

Images from AntWeb

Pseudomyrmex ejectus casent0103836 head 1.jpgPseudomyrmex ejectus casent0103836 profile 1.jpgPseudomyrmex ejectus casent0103836 dorsal 1.jpg
Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0103836. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by ABS, Lake Placid, FL, USA.

Male

Images from AntWeb

Pseudomyrmex ejectus casent0104241 head 1.jpgPseudomyrmex ejectus casent0104241 profile 1.jpg
Male (alate). Specimen code casent0104241. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by ABS, Lake Placid, FL, USA.

Nomenclature

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

  • ejectus. Pseudomyrma ejecta Smith, F. 1858b: 157 (w.) "probably Brazil". Emery, 1894c: 147 (q.). Combination in Pseudomyrmex: Kempf, 1972a: 217. Senior synonym of lincecumii: Ward, 1989: 436. See also: Ward, 1985b: 232.
  • lincecumii. Ponera (Ectatomma) lincecumii Buckley, 1866: 172 (w.) U.S.A. Combination in Pseudomyrma: Mayr, 1886d: 464; in Leptalea: Smith, M.R. 1951a: 788. See also: Emery, 1895c: 270. Junior synonym of ejectus: Ward, 1989: 436.

Description

References

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