Neivamyrmex pertii

Neivamyrmex pertii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Neivamyrmex
Species:	N. pertii
Binomial name
Neivamyrmex pertii (Shuckard, 1840) Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Labidus latreillii Perty, 1833 Eciton nitens Mayr, 1868 Labidus fonscolombii Westwood, 1842 Labidus illigeri Shuckard, 1840 Labidus strobeli Mayr, 1868

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -9.4333° to -40.421°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

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

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.

Castes

Images from AntWeb

Type of Labidus fonscolombii. Male (alate). Specimen code casent0901960. Photographer Ryan Perry, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by OUM, Oxford, UK.

Holotype of Labidus illigeri. Male (alate). Specimen code casent0902646. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMUK, London, UK.

Syntype of Eciton nitens. Worker. Specimen code casent0902647. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMUK, London, UK.

Nomenclature

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

• pertii. Labidus pertii Shuckard, 1840b: 262.
  • Replacement name for Labidus latreillii Perty, 1833: 138. [Junior primary homonym of Labidus latreillii Jurine, 1807: 283.]
  • [Misspelled as pertyi by Dalla Torre, 1893: 5, Emery, 1900a: 179, and others.]
  • Combination in Eciton: Forel, 1895b: 120;
  • combination in E. (Acamatus): Emery, 1900a: 187;
  • combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 15.
  • Status as species: Smith, F. 1859b: 9; Roger, 1863b: 42; Mayr, 1863: 425; Dalla Torre, 1893: 5; Forel, 1895b: 120; Emery, 1910b: 27; Forel, 1911e: 250; Forel, 1912c: 45; Bruch, 1914: 215; Gallardo, 1919b: 244; Gallardo, 1920: 377; Borgmeier, 1923: 47; Borgmeier, 1953: 15; Borgmeier, 1955: 303 (redescription); Kempf, 1970a: 18; Kempf, 1972a: 157; Watkins, 1976: 14 (in key); Zolessi, et al. 1988: 5; Brandão, 1991: 360; Bolton, 1995b: 290; Wild, 2007b: 26; Bezděčková, et al. 2015: 110.
  • Senior synonym of fonscolombii: Forel, 1911e: 250; Bruch, 1914: 215; Gallardo, 1920: 377; Borgmeier, 1923: 47; Borgmeier, 1955: 303; Kempf, 1970a: 18; Kempf, 1972a: 157; Bolton, 1995b: 290.
  • Senior synonym of illigeri: Borgmeier, 1953: 15; Borgmeier, 1955: 303; Kempf, 1972a: 157; Bolton, 1995b: 290.
  • Senior synonym of nitens: Borgmeier, 1955: 303; Kempf, 1972a: 157; Bolton, 1995b: 290.
  • Senior synonym of strobeli: Borgmeier, 1955: 303; Kempf, 1972a: 157; Bolton, 1995b: 290.
  • Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay.
• fonscolombii. Labidus fonscolombii Westwood, 1842: 76 (m.) BRAZIL (no state data).
  • Type-material: holotype male.
  • Type-locality: Brazil: (no further data) (D. Miers).
  • Type-depository: OXUM.
  • [Misspelled as fonscolombei by Dalla Torre, 1893: 2, Emery, 1906c: 110, and others.]
  • Combination in Eciton: Dalla Torre, 1893: 2;
  • combination in E. (Acamatus): Emery, 1900a: 187;
  • combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 11.
  • Status as species: Smith, F. 1859b: 8; Roger, 1863b: 41 Mayr, 1863: 424; Dalla Torre, 1893: 2; Forel, 1895b: 119; Emery, 1900a: 178 (in key); Forel, 1901h: 49; Emery, 1906c: 110; Forel, 1907e: 2; Emery, 1910b: 25.
  • Subspecies of pertii: Borgmeier, 1953: 11, 18.
  • Junior synonym of pertii: Forel, 1911e: 250; Bruch, 1914: 215; Gallardo, 1920: 377; Borgmeier, 1923: 47; Borgmeier, 1955: 303; Kempf, 1970a: 18; Kempf, 1972a: 157; Bolton, 1995b: 288.
• illigeri. Labidus illigeri Shuckard, 1840d: 397 (m.) BRAZIL (no state data).
  • Type-material: holotype male.
  • Type-locality: Brazil: (no further data) (Swainson).
  • [Borgmeier, 1955: 307, speculates that the type-locality is either Pernambuco or Bahia.]
  • Type-depository: BMNH.
  • Combination in Eciton: Dalla Torre, 1893: 4;
  • combination in E. (Acamatus): Emery, 1900a: 187;
  • combination in E. (Neivamyrmex): Borgmeier, 1948b: 462.
  • Status as species: Westwood, 1842: 76; Smith, F. 1859b: 7; Roger, 1863b: 42; Mayr, 1863: 424; Dalla Torre, 1893: 4; Forel, 1895b: 119; Emery, 1900a: 177 (in key); Emery, 1910b: 26; Santschi, 1912e: 526; Bruch, 1915: 528; Luederwaldt, 1918: 37; Gallardo, 1920: 375; Borgmeier, 1923: 46; Wheeler, W.M. 1925a: 2; Borgmeier, 1948b: 462; Kusnezov, 1953b: 336.
  • Junior synonym of pertii: Borgmeier, 1953: 12; Borgmeier, 1955: 303; Kempf, 1972a: 157; Bolton, 1995b: 289.
• latreillii. Labidus latreillii Perty, 1833: 138, pl.27, fig. 11 (m.) BRAZIL (Piauí).
  • Type-material: 2 syntype males.
  • Type-locality: Brazil: Piauí (by restriction of Borgmeier, 1955: 303).
  • [Note: Perty’s original localities were, “Provincia Piauhiense et in Brasilia australi”.]
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • [Junior primary homonym of Labidus latreillii Jurine, 1807: 283.]
  • Replacement name: Labidus pertii Shuckard, 1840b: 262.
• nitens. Eciton nitens Mayr, 1868a: 168 (w.) ARGENTINA (Buenos Aires).
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Argentina: nr Buenos Aires, 1866 (Strobel).
  • Type-depository: NHMW.
  • Combination in E. (Acamatus): Emery, 1894c: 181 (in text).
  • Status as species: Mayr, 1870a: 398; Mayr, 1886b: 121 (in key); Dalla Torre, 1893: 5; Emery, 1894c: 184 (in key); Pergande, 1896: 874; Forel, 1899c: 29; Emery, 1906c: 109; Emery, 1910b: 24; Santschi, 1912e: 525; Forel, 1912g: 31; Forel, 1913l: 209; Bruch, 1914: 215; Mann, 1916: 422; Wheeler, W.M. 1925a: 2.
  • Junior synonym of spinolae: Emery, 1900a: 184.
  • Junior synonym of strobeli: Bruch, 1916: 294; Santschi, 1916e: 370; Gallardo, 1920: 351; Bruch, 1921: 175; Borgmeier, 1923: 49.
  • Junior synonym of fonscolombii: Borgmeier, 1953: 11.
  • Junior synonym of pertii: Borgmeier, 1955: 303; Kempf, 1972a: 157; Bolton, 1995b: 290.
• strobeli. Labidus strobeli Mayr, 1868a: 166 (m.) ARGENTINA (San Luis, Mendoza, Buenos Aires).
  • Type-material: syntype males (number not stated).
  • Type-localities: Argentina: Mendoza, 1865 (Strobel), San Luis, San Carlos, 1865 (Strobel), and Buenos Aires, Bahia Blanca, 1867 (Strobel).
  • Type-depository: NHMW.
  • Bruch, 1916: 295 (w.); Bruch, 1921: 177 (q.l.).
  • Combination in E. (Labidus): Mayr, 1886d: 441;
  • combination in E. (Acamatus): Emery, 1900a: 187;
  • combination in E. (Neivamyrmex): Borgmeier, 1948b: 462.
  • Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 6; Emery, 1900a: 177 (in key); Emery, 1906c: 111; Emery, 1910b: 27; Santschi, 1912e: 525; Forel, 1912c: 45; Forel, 1913l: 209; Bruch, 1914: 215; Gallardo, 1915: 6; Bruch, 1916: 294; Santschi, 1916e: 370; Gallardo, 1919b: 244; Gallardo, 1920: 351; Bruch, 1921: 175; Borgmeier, 1923: 49; Borgmeier, 1948b: 462; Borgmeier, 1949: 202; Kusnezov, 1953b: 336.
  • Junior synonym of fonscolombii: Borgmeier, 1953: 11.
  • Junior synonym of pertii: Borgmeier, 1955: 303; Kempf, 1972a: 157; Bolton, 1995b: 290.

References

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