Neivamyrmex is a genus of army ants in the subfamily Dorylinae.[2]
| Neivamyrmex | |
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| Neivamyrmex pilosus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1940 |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 129 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acamatus Emery, 1894 | |
Range
editNeivamyrmex species can be found from the central United States to southern Argentina.[3]
Taxonomy
editAs 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]
Biology
editNeivamyrmex 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]
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
edit- 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
edit- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Neivamyrmex". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Genus: Neivamyrmex". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Neivamyrmex - AntWiki". www.antwiki.org. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
External links
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Media related to Neivamyrmex at Wikimedia Commons- Neivamyrmex page on AntWiki
- Genus: Neivamyrmex page on AntWeb
