Neivamyrmex agilis

A Chihuahuan Desert species that is often found in riparian areas. Workers have been observed foraging in columns, several meters long, searching in the leaf litter and holes in the habitat. (Mackay and Mackay 2002)

Identification
Key to the Neivamyrmex species of the United States

Distribution
United States: southern AZ, NM (Grant Co). MEXICO: Chihuahua, Jalisco.

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



Castes
The male and queen of this species are so far unknown, but we believe that Neivamyrmex andrei is the likely male. (Snelling and Snelling 2007)

Nomenclature

 *  agilis. Neivamyrmex agilis Borgmeier, 1953: 44 (w.) MEXICO. Material of the nomen nudum cocula referred here by Borgmeier, 1955: 406.