Gnamptogenys kempfi

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Gnamptogenys kempfi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ectatomminae
Tribe: Ectatommini
Genus: Gnamptogenys
Species: G. kempfi
Binomial name
Gnamptogenys kempfi
Lenko, 1964

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Specimen Labels

Nothing is known about the biology of Gnamptogenys kempfi.

Identification

A member of the annulata complex (in the regularis subgroup of the mordax species group).

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -0.631944444° to -64.3°.

     
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Brazil (type locality), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.
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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.
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Biology

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Not much is known about the the biology of Gnamptogenys kempfi. We can speculate that the biology of this species is similar to other species of the genus. Gnamptogenys are predatory ponerine ants that inhabit tropical and subtropical mesic forests. Nesting is typically at ground level in rotten wood or leaf litter. Some exceptions include species that are arboreal, a dry forest species and species that nests in sandy savannahs. Colony size tends to be, at most, in the hundreds. Queens are the reproductives in most species. Worker reproduction is known from a few species in Southeastern Asia. Generalist predation is the primary foraging/dietary strategy. Specialization on specific groups (millipedes, beetles, other ants) has developed in a few species.

Castes

Nomenclature

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

  • kempfi. Gnamptogenys kempfi Lenko, 1964: 257, figs. 1, 2 (w.) BRAZIL (Mato Grosso).
    • Type-material: holotype worker, 44 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen.
    • Type-locality: holotype Brazil: Mato Grosso, nr Rio Papagaio, Utiariti (325 m.) (K. Lenko); paratypes with same data.
    • Type-depositories: DZSP (holotype); DZSP, MZSP (paratypes).
    • Status as species: Kempf, 1972a: 113; Bolton, 1995b: 209; Lattke, 1995: 172; Lattke, et al. 2004: 346; Lattke, et al. 2007: 259 (in key); Lattke, et al. 2008: 91; Feitosa, 2015c: 98; Guénard & Economo, 2015: 226; Feitosa & Prada-Achiardi, 2019: 672; Camacho, et al. 2020: 457 (in key); Camacho, Franco, Branstetter, et al. 2022: 11.
    • Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Fernandes I., and J. de Souza. 2018. Dataset of long-term monitoring of ground-dwelling ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the influence areas of a hydroelectric power plant on the Madeira River in the Amazon Basin. Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e24375.
  • Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
  • Lattke J. E. 1995. Revision of the ant genus Gnamptogenys in the New World (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 4: 137-193
  • Lenko K. 1964. Uma nova espécie de Gnamptogenys de Mato Grosso (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Pap. Avulsos Zool. (Sao Paulo) 16: 257-261.
  • Scott-Santos, C.P., F.A. Esteves, C.R.F. Brandao. 2008. Catalogue of "Poneromorph" ant type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia 48(11):75-88.
  • Vasconcelos, H.L., J.M.S. Vilhena, W.E. Magnusson and A.L.K.M. Albernaz. 2006. Long-term effects of forest fragmentation on Amazonian ant communities. Journal of Biogeography 33:1348-1356