Neivamyrmex legionis

Neivamyrmex legionis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Neivamyrmex
Species:	N. legionis
Binomial name
Neivamyrmex legionis (Smith, F., 1855) Specimen Labels

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Argentina, Brazil (type locality), Paraguay.

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Biology

This species is a host for the diapriid wasp Szelenyiopria reichenspergeri (a parasite) in Brazil, Argentina (Loiacono, 1987; Loiacono, 2013; Gonzalez et al., 2016).

Nomenclature

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

• legionis. Eciton legionis Smith, F. 1855c: 164 (w.) BRAZIL (no state data).
  • Type-material: 2 syntype workers.
  • Type-locality: Brazil: Pará, Santarém (H.W. Bates).
  • Type-depository: BMNH.
  • Emery, 1900a: 183 (m.); Reichensperger, 1930: 321 (q.); Borgmeier, 1930: 22 (q.).
  • Combination in E. (Acamatus): Emery, 1894c: 183 (in key);
  • combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 10.
  • Junior synonym of Eciton quadriglume: Forel, 1892m: 29 (in text, error).
  • Status as species: Smith, F. 1858b: 151; Mayr, 1863: 409; Roger, 1863b: 36; Mayr, 1865: 77 (in key); Mayr, 1886b: 120 (in key); Emery, 1888c: 353; Dalla Torre, 1893: 4; Emery, 1894c: 183 (in key); von Jhering, 1894: 381; Forel, 1895b: 120; Emery, 1900a: 177 (in key); Emery, 1910b: 24; Forel, 1911c: 290; Forel, 1912c: 45; Mann, 1916: 422; Luederwaldt, 1918: 37; Borgmeier, 1923: 47; Wheeler, W.M. 1925a: 2; Borgmeier, 1930: 22; Santschi, 1933e: 106; Borgmeier, 1955: 329 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 156; Watkins, 1976: 11 (in key); Brandão, 1991: 360; Bolton, 1995b: 289; Wild, 2007b: 26.
  • Distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay.

References

• Borgmeier, T. 1930. Duas rainhas de Eciton e algumas outras formigas brasileiras. Arch. Inst. Biol. (Sa~o Paulo) 3: 21-40 (page 22, queen described)
• Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51 (page 10, Combination in Neivamyrmex)
• Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 329, see also)
• Emery, C. 1894d. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. VI-XVI. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 26: 137-241 (page 183, Combination in E. (Acamatus) (in key))
• Emery, C. 1900c. Formiche raccolte da Elio Modigliani in Sumatra, Engano e Mentawei. [part]. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. 40[=(2(20): 661-688 (page 521, male described)
• Gonzalez, C., Wcislo, W., Cambra, R., Wheeler, T., Fernandez-Marın, H. 2016. A new ectoparasitoid species of Pseudogaurax Malloch, 1915 (Diptera: Chloropidae), attacking the fungus-growing ant, Apterostigma dentigerum Wheeler, 1925 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 109(4): 639–645 (doi:10.1093/aesa/saw023).
• Loiacono, M.S. 1987. Un nuevo diaprido (Hymenoptera) parasitoide de larvas de Acromyrmex ambiguus (Emery) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) en el Uruguay. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 44: 129–136.
• Loiacono, M.S., Margarıa, C.B., Aquino, D.A. 2013. Diapriinae wasps (Hymenoptera: Diaprioidea: Diapriidae) associated with ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina. Psyche 2013: Article 320590 (doi:10.1155/2013/320590).
• Reichensperger, A. 1930. Ein Nest und die Königin von Eciton (Acamatus) legionis Sm. Zool. Anz. 88: 321-325 (page 321, queen described)
• Smith, F. 1855c. Descriptions of some species of Brazilian ants belonging to the genera Pseudomyrma, Eciton and Myrmica (with observations on their economy by Mr. H. W. Bates). Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. (2) 3: 156-169 (page 164, worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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• Borgmeier T. 1930. Duas rainhas de Eciton e algumas outras formigas brasileiras. Archivos do Instituto Biológico (São Paulo) 3: 21-40.
• 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.
• Brandao, C.R.F. 1991. Adendos ao catalogo abreviado das formigas da regiao neotropical (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 35: 319-412.
• Cuezzo, F. 1998. Formicidae. Chapter 42 in Morrone J.J., and S. Coscaron (dirs) Biodiversidad de artropodos argentinos: una perspectiva biotaxonomica Ediciones Sur, La Plata. Pages 452-462.
• Emery C. 1888. Formiche della provincia di Rio Grande do Sûl nel Brasile, raccolte dal dott. Hermann von Ihering. Bullettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 19: 352-366.
• Forel A. 1911. Ameisen des Herrn Prof. v. Ihering aus Brasilien (Sao Paulo usw.) nebst einigen anderen aus Südamerika und Afrika (Hym.). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1911: 285-312.
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• 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).
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