Neivamyrmex pilosus (lat.) Is a species of nomadic ants of the genus Neivamyrmex from the subfamily Ecitoninae ( Formicidae ) [1] .
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Distribution
New World : North America ( USA , Mexico ), Central and South America ( Argentina , Brazil , Venezuela , Paraguay , Peru ) [2] [3] [4] .
Description
The length of the workers is about 5 mm. Males 12-13 mm. Described in 1858 under the original name Eciton pilosa . They are distinguished by a strongly convex top prozonotum and a posterior surface of the propodeum, which is approximately equal to the dorsal surface; monochromatic coloring of workers from brown to completely black. Males are tawny. The antennae of the workers are 12-segmented. The mandibular palps are 2-segmented, the lower labial palps composed of 2-3 segments. Mandibles are triangular. Eyes are missing or reduced to several facets. Ocellia and antennal grooves absent. Claws of legs are simple without additional teeth on a concave surface. The propodeum is round, without teeth. The posterior thorax is located in its upper lateral part or near the midline of the propodeum. Shins of middle and hind legs with one comb spur. The stalk between the breast and the abdomen in workers consists of two segments. The sting is developed [2] [3] [5] [6] .
Lead a nomadic lifestyle . They have no permanent nests, except for temporary bivouacs [7] [8] [9] .
See also
- Neivamyrmex nigrescens
Notes
- ↑ Smith F. 1858. Catalog of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part vi. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 151, description of the working caste)
- ↑ 1 2 Snelling GC, Snelling RR New synonymy, new species, new keys to Neivamyrmex army ants of the United States // Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to EO Wilson - 50 years of contributions / Snelling, RR, BL Fisher, and PS Ward (eds). - 2007. - P. 459-550. - (Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 80). - ISBN 1-887988-24-7 .
- ↑ 1 2 Watkins JF, II. The Identification and Distribution of New World Army Ants (Dorylinae: Formicidae). - Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 1976 .-- 102 p. - ISBN 9780918954183 .
- ↑ Borgmeier T. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region (German) // Studia entomologica. Revista internacional de entomologia: Journal. - Petrópolis (Rio de Janeiro): Editora Vozes Ltda, 1955. - Vol. 3. - P. 1-720 (page 451). - ISSN 0585-5098 .
- ↑ Watkins JF, II. The army ants of Mexico (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ecitoninae) (Eng.) // Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society: Journal. - Lawrence (KS, USA): Kansas Entomological Society, 1982. - Vol. 55. - P. 197-247. - ISSN 1937-2353 .
- ↑ Watkins, JF, II. The identification and distribution of the army ants of the United States of America (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Ecitoninae) (Eng.) // Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society: Journal. - Lawrence (KS, USA): Kansas Entomological Society, 1985. - Vol. 58. - P. 479-502. - ISSN 1937-2353 .
- ↑ Gotwald WH, Jr. Army Ants: The Biology of Social Predation. - Ithaca, NY: Cornell Univ. Press, 1995 .-- 302 p.
- ↑ Rettenmeyer CW Behavioral studies of army ants (English) // Univ. Kans. Sci. Bull. : Magazine. - 1963. - Vol. 44. - P. 281-465.
- ↑ Schneirla TC Army Ants: A Study in Social Organization. - San Francisco: WH Freeman & Co, 1971 .-- 394 p.
Literature
- Gotwald, WH, Jr. Army Ants: The Biology of Social Predation. - Ithaca, NY: Cornell Univ. Press, 1995 .-- 302 p.
- Schneirla, TC Army Ants: A Study in Social Organization. - San Francisco: WH Freeman & Co, 1971 .-- 394 p.