Pseudomyrmex phyllophilus

Pseudomyrmex phyllophilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Pseudomyrmecinae
Genus:	Pseudomyrmex
Species:	P. phyllophilus
Binomial name
Pseudomyrmex phyllophilus (Smith, F., 1858) Specimen labels
Synonyms
Pseudomyrma championi paulina Wheeler, W.M., 1916 Pseudomyrma mutica Mayr, 1887

Schmid et al. (2014) found this ant nesting in infructescences (the stem and remains of buds and fruits above the level of the water reservoir in the rosette) of the bromeliad Vriesea friburgensis on Santa Catarina Island, Brazil, while Fernandes et al. (2018) found it commonly nesting in twigs within leaf litter.

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 25.68015° to -34.583333°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Argentina, Brazil (type locality), Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, 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.

Nomenclature

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

• phyllophilus. Pseudomyrma phyllophila Smith, F. 1858b: 156 (w.) BRAZIL. Combination in Pseudomyrmex: Kempf, 1967c: 8. Senior synonym of mutica (and its junior synonym paulina): Kempf, 1967c: 8.
• mutica. Pseudomyrma mutica Mayr, 1887: 627 (w.q.m.) BRAZIL. Combination in Pseudomyrmex: Kempf, 1960a: 7. Senior synonym of paulina: Kempf, 1961a: 386. Junior synonym of phyllophilus: Kempf, 1967c: 8. See also: Gallardo, 1932a: 58.
• paulina. Pseudomyrma championi var. paulina Wheeler, W.M. 1916d: 324 (w.) BRAZIL. [First available use of Pseudomyrma championii subsp. haytiana var. paulina Forel, 1911c: 305; unavailable name (Ward, 1990: 487).] Junior synonym of mutica: Kempf, 1961a: 386.

References

• Fernandes, T.T., Souza-Campana, D.R., Silva, R.R., Morini, M.S.C. 2018. Ants that frequently colonize twigs in the leaf litter of different vegetation habitats. Sociobiology 65: 340-344 (DOI 10.13102/sociobiology.v65i2.2742).
• Kempf, W. W. 1967c. Estudos sôbre Pseudomyrmex. IV (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 12: 1-12 (page 8, Combination in Pseudomyrmex, and senior synonym of mutica (and its junior synonym paulina))
• Ladino, N., Feitosa, R.M. 2022. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Parque Estadual São Camilo, an isolated Atlantic Forest remnant in western Paraná, Brazil. ZOOLOGIA 39: e22001 (doi:10.1590/S1984-4689.v39.e22001).
• Schmid V.S., Langner S., Steiner J. and Zillikens A. 2014. Inflorescences of the Bromeliad Vriesea friburgensis as Nest Sites and Food Resources for Ants and Other Arthropods in Brazil. Psyche. 2014:Article ID 396095. 9 pp. doi:10.1155/2014/396095
• Smith, F. 1858b. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 156, worker described)

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