Neivamyrmex densepunctatus

Neivamyrmex densepunctatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Neivamyrmex
Species:	N. densepunctatus
Binomial name
Neivamyrmex densepunctatus (Borgmeier, 1933) Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -0.0124° to -22.5°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Brazil (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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.

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.

Nomenclature

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

• densepunctatus. Eciton (Acamatus) densepunctatum Borgmeier, 1933d: 162 (w.) BRAZIL (Rio de Janeiro).
  • Type-material: holotype worker, 20 syntype workers.
  • Type-locality: holotype Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Itatiaia, km. 1, 17.iii.1926 (J.F. Zikán); paratypes with same data.
  • Type-depositories: IBVR (holotype); MZSP (paratypes).
  • Combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 5.
  • Status as species: Borgmeier, 1955: 486 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 153; Watkins, 1976: 15 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 288.
  • Distribution: Brazil.

References

• Borgmeier, T. 1933d. Sobre algumas especies de formigas do genero Eciton Latreille. Arch. Esc. Super. Agric. Med. Vet. Nictheroy 10: 161-168. (page 162, worker described)
• Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51 (page 5, Combination in Neivamyrmex)
• Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 486, see also)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Borgmeier T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Studia Entomologica 3: 1-720.
• Esteves F. A., C. R. F. Brandao, and L. P. Prado. 2011. The type specimens of Dorylomorph ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae: Aenictinae, Ecitoninae, Cerapachyinae, Leptanilloidinae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia 51(22): 341-397.
• Kempf W. W. 1978. A preliminary zoogeographical analysis of a regional ant fauna in Latin America. 114. Studia Entomologica 20: 43-62.
• Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
• Lampe, K.-H., D. Rohwedder and B. Rach. 2006. Insect Types in the ZFMK Collection, Bonn: Hymenoptera