Neivamyrmex romandii

Neivamyrmex romandii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Neivamyrmex
Species:	N. romandii
Binomial name
Neivamyrmex romandii (Shuckard, 1840) Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Eciton melshaemeri desartsi Forel, 1907

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

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

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Castes

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Nomenclature

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

• romandii. Labidus romandii Shuckard, 1840b: 261 (m.) BRAZIL (no state data).
  • Type-material: holotype male.
  • Type-locality: Brazil: (no further data) (Swainson).
  • [Note: Borgmeier, 1955: 605, nominates Pernambuco, Recife as type-locality.]
  • Type-depository: BMNH.
  • Combination in Eciton: Forel, 1895b: 121;
  • combination in E. (Acamatus): Emery, 1900a: 187;
  • combination in E. (Labidus): Bruch, 1914: 215;
  • combination in E. (Neivamyrmex): Borgmeier, 1948b: 463;
  • combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 15.
  • Status as species: Westwood, 1842: 78; Smith, F. 1859b: 9; Roger, 1863b: 42; Mayr, 1863: 425; Dalla Torre, 1893: 6; Forel, 1895b: 121; Emery, 1900a: 178 (in key); Emery, 1906c: 111; Emery, 1910b: 27; Bruch, 1914: 215; Santschi, 1916e: 368; Gallardo, 1920: 385; Santschi, 1921g: 93; Borgmeier, 1923: 48; Borgmeier, 1948b: 463; Borgmeier, 1953: 15; Kusnezov, 1953b: 336; Borgmeier, 1955: 605 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 159; Watkins, 1976: 25 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 291; Wild, 2007b: 26.
  • Senior synonym of desartsi: Borgmeier, 1953: 9; Borgmeier, 1955: 605; Kempf, 1972a: 159; Bolton, 1995b: 291.
  • Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay.
• desartsi. Eciton (Acamatus) melshaemeri subsp. desartsi Forel, 1907e: 2 (m.) PARAGUAY.
  • Type-material: holotype male.
  • Type-locality: Paraguay: Rio Paraguay, Puerto Max, Estancia Postillon, 9.iii.1905 (L. Des Arts).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Subspecies of melshaemeri: Emery, 1910b: 26.
  • Junior synonym of romandii: Borgmeier, 1953: 9; Borgmeier, 1955: 605; Kempf, 1972a: 159; Bolton, 1995b: 288.

References

• Borgmeier, T. 1948b. Einige Ameisen aus Argentinien (Hym. Formicidae). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 19: 459-471 (page 463, Combination in E. (Neivamyrmex))
• Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51 (page 15, Combination in Neivamyrmex)
• Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51 (page 9, Senior synonym of desartsi)
• Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 605, see also)
• Bruch, C. 1914. Catálogo sistemático de los formícidos argentinos. Rev. Mus. La Plata 19: 211-234 (page 215, Combination in E. (Labidus))
• Emery, C. 1900e. Nuovi studi sul genere Eciton. Mem. R. Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna (5)8:173-188 (page 187, Combination in E. (Acamatus))
• Forel, A. 1895b. A fauna das formigas do Brazil. Bol. Mus. Para. Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 1: 89-139 (page 121, Combination in Eciton)
• Shuckard, W. E. 1840b. Monograph of the Dorylidae, a family of the Hymenoptera Heterogyna. (Continued from p. 201.). Ann. Nat. Hist. 5: 258-271 (page 261, male described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Borgmeier T. 1923. Catalogo systematico e synonymico das formigas do Brasil. 1 parte. Subfam. Dorylinae, Cerapachyinae, Ponerinae, Dolichoderinae. Archivos do Museu Nacional (Rio de Janeiro) 24: 33-103.
• Borgmeier T. 1948. Einige Ameisen aus Argentinien (Hym. Formicidae). Revista de Entomologia (Rio de Janeiro) 19: 459-471.
• 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.
• Bruch C. 1914. Catálogo sistemático de los formícidos argentinos. Revista del Museo de La Plata 19: 211-234.
• 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. 1900. Nuovi studi sul genere Eciton. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna (5)8: 173-188
• Emery C. 1906. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. XXVI. Bullettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 37: 107-194.
• Emery C. 1910. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Dorylinae. Genera Insectorum 102: 1-34.
• 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.
• Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
• Forel A. 1907. Formiciden aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum in Hamburg. II. Teil. Neueingänge seit 1900. Mitt. Naturhist. Mus. Hambg. 24: 1-20.
• Gallardo A. 1920. Las hormigas de la República Argentina. Subfamilia Dorilinas. Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires 30: 281-410.
• Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
• Kusnezov N. 1962. El vuelo nupcial de las hormigas. Acta Zoologica Lilloana 18: 385-442.
• Kusnezov N. 1978. Hormigas argentinas: clave para su identificación. Miscelánea. Instituto Miguel Lillo 61:1-147 + 28 pl.
• Santschi F. 1916. Formicides sudaméricains nouveaux ou peu connus. Physis (Buenos Aires). 2: 365-399.
• Santschi F. 1921. Ponerinae, Dorylinae et quelques autres formicides néotropiques. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 54: 81-103.
• Vittar, F. 2008. Hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de la Mesopotamia Argentina. INSUGEO Miscelania 17(2):447-466
• Watkins J. F., II 1976. The identification and distribution of New World army ants (Dorylinae: Formicidae). Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 102 pp
• Wild, A. L. "A catalogue of the ants of Paraguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Zootaxa 1622 (2007): 1-55.