Neivamyrmex rugulosus Borgmeier

Snelling, G. C. & Snelling, R. R., 2007, New synonymy, new species, new keys to Neivamyrmex army ants of the United States., Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Homage to E. O. Wilson - 50 years of contributions. (Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80), pp. 459-550 : 489

publication ID

21290

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6246873

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Neivamyrmex rugulosus Borgmeier
status

 

Neivamyrmex rugulosus Borgmeier View in CoL   HNS

Figures 14, 45, 60

Neivamyrmex rugulosus Borgmeier   HNS , 1953: 49 (w). MEXICO, Jalisco, Zapotlan ) ( AMNH) .

Eciton (Acamatus) schmitti Pergande   HNS , 1895: 874. Misidentification

Eciton (Acamatus) sumichrasti Wheeler   HNS , 1908: 410. Misidentification

DISTRIBUTION (Map 4)

UNITED STATES: Arizona; MEXICO: Jalisco, Nayarit, Sonora (Watkins, 1982).

SPECIMENS EXAMINED

UNITED STATES, ARIZONA, Cochise Co.: 0.3 mi W Southwest Research Station , 5500 ', Chiricahua Mts. ( LACM, MCZC) ; Cave Creek , Chiricahua Mts. ( LACM, SEMC, USNM, WPMC) ; Southwest Research Station , 5400 ’ ( WPMC) ; 3.5 mi. NW Portal , mesquite foothills, 5450 ', raiding Pheidole desertorum   HNS ( GCSC, LACM, RAJC) .

DISCUSSION

This is a poorly known species, which has been collected in the United States only a handful of times. All of our records are from the Chiricahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona where it has been collected above the 5000 - foot level. Although records are few in the United States it is probable that the species is more widespread than currently indicated, however this appears to be a primarily Mexican species that is at the extreme northern limit of its range in the United States. Little is known of the biology of this species, and the only prey records for it are other ant species: Trachymyrmex arizonensis   HNS (LaPolla et al., 2002) and Pheidole desertorum   HNS (R. A. Johnson, pers. comm.).

LaPolla et al. (2002) mention that a male of N. rugulosus   HNS had been collected near Portal , Arizona. That male is in the LACM collections. We are unable to distinguish between this male and those of N. harrisi   HNS . Since they note that it was attracted to a head lamp, the association of this male with N. rugulosus   HNS appears to be accidental.

AMNH

USA, New York, New York, American Museum of Natural History

AMNH

USA, New York, New York, American Museum of Natural History

LACM

USA, California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History

SEMC

USA, Kansas, Lawrence, University of Kansas, Snow Entomological Museum

USNM

USA, Washington D.C., National Museum of Natural History, [formerly, United States National Museum]

GCSC

Gordon C. Snelling

LACM

USA, California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Neivamyrmex

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