Neivamyrmex scutellaris

Neivamyrmex scutellaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Neivamyrmex
Species:	N. scutellaris
Binomial name
Neivamyrmex scutellaris Borgmeier, 1953

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Panama (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.

• scutellaris. Neivamyrmex scutellaris Borgmeier, 1953: 28, fig. 6 (m.) PANAMA (mainland and Barro Colorado I.).
  • Type-material: holotype male, 2 paratype males.
  • Type-locality: holotype Panama: Cabima, 21.v.1911 (A. Busck); paratypes: 1 male with same data but 26.v.1911, 1 male Panama: Canal Zone, Barro Colorado I., 28.v.1946 (T.C. Schneirla).
  • Type-depositories: USNM (holotype); MZSP, USNM (paratypes).
  • Status as species: Borgmeier, 1955: 352 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 159; Watkins, 1976: 21 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 291.
  • Distribution: Panama.

References

• Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51. (page 28, fig. 6 male described)
• Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 352, see also)

• Cantone S. 2017. Winged Ants, The Male, Dichotomous key to genera of winged male ants in the World, Behavioral ecology of mating flight (self-published).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Borgmeier T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Studia Entomologica 2: 1-51.
• Borgmeier T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Studia Entomologica 3: 1-720.
• Borowiec M. L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280.
• Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).