Neivamyrmex
Neivamyrmex pilosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Neivamyrmex
Borgmeier, 1940
Diversity[1]
129 species
Synonyms

Acamatus Emery, 1894
Woitkowskia Enzmann, 1952

Neivamyrmex is a genus of army ants in the subfamily Dorylinae.[2]

Range

Neivamyrmex species can be found from the central United States to southern Argentina.[3]

Taxonomy

As of 2021, 129 Neivamyrmex species have been identified.[3] However, most research pertaining to this genus is based on a single species, Neivamyrmex nigriscens, from which knowledge about Neivamyrmex overall is derived.[3] Many species are known based only on a small number of male individuals.[3]

Neivamyrmex andrei male

Biology

Neivamyrmex do not build permanent nests; instead, colonies are nomadic, establishing temporary bivouacs every night before moving on to a new location.[4] Most species are predominantly subterranean, but they will occasionally forage above ground at night or on cloudy days.[5] The larvae and pupae of other ant species are the principle food of Neivamyrmex, including ants of the genera Veromessor, Pheidole, Solenopsis, and Formica.[6]

Neivamyrmex nigrescens worker

Male Neivamyrmex possess wings, while queens are flightless.[7] Fertilization of queens may occur purely within the colony, with mating occurring between brothers and sisters, or unrelated males may fly in from foreign colonies to reproduce.[7] After being fertilized, new queens will found new colonies by leaving their natal colonies alongside a large number of workers.[7]

Species

  • Neivamyrmex adnepos (Wheeler, 1922)
  • Neivamyrmex agilis Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex albacorpus Varela Hernández & Castaño-Meneses, 2011
  • Neivamyrmex alfaroi (Emery, 1890)
  • Neivamyrmex andrei (Emery, 1901)
  • Neivamyrmex angulimandibulatus Watkins, 1974
  • Neivamyrmex angustinodis (Emery, 1888)
  • Neivamyrmex antillanus (Forel, 1897)
  • Neivamyrmex asper Borgmeier, 1955
  • Neivamyrmex balzani (Emery, 1894)
  • Neivamyrmex baylori Watkins, 1973
  • Neivamyrmex bohlsi (Emery, 1896)
  • Neivamyrmex bruchi (Forel, 1912)
  • Neivamyrmex californicus (Mayr, 1870)
  • Neivamyrmex carettei (Forel, 1913)
  • Neivamyrmex carinifrons Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex carolinensis (Emery, 1894)
  • Neivamyrmex chamelensis Watkins, 1986
  • Neivamyrmex clavifemur Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex cloosae (Forel, 1912)
  • Neivamyrmex compressinodis Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex cornutus Watkins, 1975
  • Neivamyrmex crassiscapus Watkins, 1990
  • Neivamyrmex cratensis Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex cristatus (André, 1889)
  • Neivamyrmex curvinotus Watkins, 1994
  • Neivamyrmex densepunctatus (Borgmeier, 1933)
  • Neivamyrmex detectus Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex diabolus (Forel, 1912)
  • Neivamyrmex diana (Forel, 1912)
  • Neivamyrmex digitistipus Watkins, 1975
  • Neivamyrmex diversinodis (Borgmeier, 1933)
  • Neivamyrmex dorbignii (Shuckard, 1840)
  • †Neivamyrmex ectopus Wilson, 1985
  • Neivamyrmex emersoni (Wheeler, 1921)
  • Neivamyrmex emeryi (Santschi, 1921)
  • Neivamyrmex enzmanni Özdikmen, 2010
  • Neivamyrmex erichsonii (Westwood, 1842)
  • Neivamyrmex falcifer (Emery, 1900)
  • Neivamyrmex foveolatus Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex fumosus (Forel, 1913)
  • Neivamyrmex fuscipennis (Smith, 1942)
  • Neivamyrmex genalis Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex gibbatus Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex goeldii (Forel, 1901)
  • Neivamyrmex graciellae (Mann, 1926)
  • Neivamyrmex gracilis Borgmeier, 1955
  • Neivamyrmex gradualis Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex guerinii (Shuckard, 1840)
  • Neivamyrmex guyanensis (Santschi, 1916)
  • Neivamyrmex halidaii (Shuckard, 1840)
  • Neivamyrmex harrisii (Haldeman, 1852)
  • Neivamyrmex hetschkoi (Mayr, 1886)
  • Neivamyrmex hopei (Shuckard, 1840)
  • Neivamyrmex humilis (Borgmeier, 1939)
  • Neivamyrmex iheringi (Forel, 1908)
  • Neivamyrmex imbellis (Emery, 1900)
  • Neivamyrmex impudens (Mann, 1922)
  • Neivamyrmex inca (Santschi, 1921)
  • Neivamyrmex inflatus Borgmeier, 1958
  • Neivamyrmex iridescens Borgmeier, 1950
  • Neivamyrmex jerrmanni (Forel, 1901)
  • Neivamyrmex kiowapache Snelling & Snelling, 2007
  • Neivamyrmex klugii (Shuckard, 1840)
  • Neivamyrmex kuertii (Enzmann, 1952)
  • Neivamyrmex laevigatus (Borgmeier, 1948)
  • Neivamyrmex latiscapus (Emery, 1901)
  • Neivamyrmex legionis (Smith, 1855)
  • Neivamyrmex leonardi (Wheeler, 1915)
  • Neivamyrmex leptognathus (Emery, 1900)
  • Neivamyrmex lieselae (Forel, 1913)
  • Neivamyrmex longiscapus Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex macrodentatus (Menozzi, 1931)
  • Neivamyrmex mandibularis (Smith, 1942)
  • Neivamyrmex manni (Wheeler, 1914)
  • Neivamyrmex maroccanus (Santschi, 1926)
  • Neivamyrmex maxillosus (Emery, 1900)
  • Neivamyrmex megathrix Kempf, 1961
  • Neivamyrmex melanocephalus (Emery, 1895)
  • Neivamyrmex melshaemeri (Haldeman, 1852)
  • Neivamyrmex micans Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex microps Borgmeier, 1955
  • Neivamyrmex minensis (Borgmeier, 1928)
  • Neivamyrmex minor (Cresson, 1872)
  • Neivamyrmex modestus (Borgmeier, 1933)
  • Neivamyrmex mojave (Smith, 1943)
  • Neivamyrmex moseri Watkins, 1969
  • Neivamyrmex ndeh Snelling & Snelling, 2007
  • Neivamyrmex nigrescens (Cresson, 1872)
  • Neivamyrmex nordenskioldii (Holmgren, 1908)
  • Neivamyrmex nyensis Watkins, 1977
  • Neivamyrmex opacithorax (Emery, 1894)
  • Neivamyrmex orthonotus (Borgmeier, 1933)
  • Neivamyrmex pacificus Borgmeier, 1955
  • Neivamyrmex pauxillus (Wheeler, 1903)
  • Neivamyrmex perplexus Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex pertii (Shuckard, 1840)
  • Neivamyrmex physognathus (Emery, 1900)
  • Neivamyrmex pilosus (Smith, 1858)
  • Neivamyrmex piraticus Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex planidens Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex planidorsus (Emery, 1906)
  • Neivamyrmex postangustatus (Borgmeier, 1934)
  • Neivamyrmex postcarinatus Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex pseudops (Forel, 1909)
  • Neivamyrmex puerulus Borgmeier, 1955
  • Neivamyrmex pulchellus Borgmeier, 1955
  • Neivamyrmex pullus Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex punctaticeps (Emery, 1894)
  • Neivamyrmex quadratoocciputus Watkins, 1975
  • Neivamyrmex radoszkowskii (Emery, 1900)
  • Neivamyrmex raptor (Forel, 1911)
  • Neivamyrmex romandii (Shuckard, 1840)
  • Neivamyrmex rosenbergi (Forel, 1911)
  • Neivamyrmex rugulosus Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex scutellaris Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex shuckardi (Emery, 1900)
  • Neivamyrmex spatulatus (Borgmeier, 1939)
  • Neivamyrmex spoliator (Forel, 1899)
  • Neivamyrmex sulcatus (Mayr, 1868)
  • Neivamyrmex sumichrasti (Norton, 1868)
  • Neivamyrmex swainsonii (Shuckard, 1840)
  • Neivamyrmex tenuis Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins, 1972
  • Neivamyrmex tristis (Forel, 1901)
  • Neivamyrmex vicinus Borgmeier, 1953
  • Neivamyrmex walkerii (Westwood, 1842)
  • Neivamyrmex wilsoni Snelling & Snelling, 2007

References

  1. ↑ Bolton, B. (2014). "Neivamyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Genus: Neivamyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Neivamyrmex - AntWiki". www.antwiki.org. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  4. ↑ Mirenda, John T.; Topoff, Howard (1980). "Nomadic behavior of army ants in a desert-grassland habitat". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 7 (2): 129–135. doi:10.1007/BF00299518. S2CID 19375746 – via SpringerLink.
  5. ↑ Fisher, Brian L.; Cover, Stefan P. (2007). Ants of North America: A Guide to the Genera. University of California Press. pp. 118–. ISBN 978-0-520-93455-9.
  6. ↑ Ward, Philip S. (1999). "Deceptive similarity in army ants of the genus Neivamyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): taxonomy, distribution and biology of N. californicus (Mayr) and N. nigrescens (Cresson)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8: 74–97 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  7. 1 2 3 Smith, Marion R. (1942). "The Legionary Ants of the United States Belonging to Eciton Subgenus Neivamyrmex Borgmeier". The American Midland Naturalist. 27 (3): 537–590. doi:10.2307/2420913. JSTOR 2420913 – via JSTOR.
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