Neivamyrmex californicus (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 ) [2] [3] [4] .
Description
The length of the workers is from 2.4 to 5 mm. Females are more than 1 cm long. Described in 1870 by the Austrian peacemologist Gustav Mayr under the original name Eciton californicum . They differ from similar species ( Neivamyrmex nigrescens ) in the form of the dorsal surface of the propodeum; the hind femur is 6.2 times longer than its largest thickness. The main color is reddish brown. 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
- ↑ Mayr, G. 1870b. Neue Formiciden. Verh. KK. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 20: 939-996 (page 969, 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 517). - 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
- Ward PS 1999. Deceptive similarity in army ants of the genus Neivamyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): taxonomy, distribution and biology of N. californicus (Mayr) and N. nigrescens (Cresson). J. Hym. Res. 8: 74–97.
- Watkins JF, II. 1972. The taxonomy of Neivamyrmex texanus , n. sp., N. nigrescens and N. californicus (Formicidae: Dorylinae), with distribution map and keys to the species of Neivamyrmex of the United States. J. Kans. Entomol. Soc. 45: 347–372 (page 364, description of the female)
- 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.