Neivamyrmex fuscipennis

Collected in creosotebush scrub and desert riparian canyons with oaks, pines and junipers. The habits of this ant are unknown, except that males are attracted to lights. Flights occur from May to August.

Distribution
United States: KS, TX (eastern), NM and AZ (Chiricahua Mts.). Mexico: Chihuahua, Durango, Oaxaca, Puebla.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Nearctic Region: United States. Neotropical Region: Mexico.

Nomenclature

 *  fuscipennis. Eciton (Neivamyrmex) fuscipennis Smith, M.R. 1942c: 578, pl. 4, fig. 15 (m.) U.S.A. [Acamatus fuscipennis Wheeler, W.M. 1908e: 417. Nomen nudum, attributed to Cresson.] Combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 18. Senior synonym of macropterus: Snelling, G.C. & Snelling, R.R., 2007: 469. See also: Borgmeier, 1955: 642; Watkins, 1975d: 85; Smith, D.R. 1979: 1330.
 * macropterus. Neivamyrmex macropterus Borgmeier, 1953: 40, figs. 14, 16 (m.) MEXICO. Junior synonym of fuscipennis: Snelling, G.C. & Snelling, R.R., 2007: 469. See also: Borgmeier, 1955: 645.