Neivamyrmex

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Neivamyrmex
File:Neivamyrmex pilosus casent0173529 profile 1.jpg
Neivamyrmex pilosus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Neivamyrmex
Borgmeier, 1940
Diversity[1]
129 species
Synonyms

Acamatus Emery, 1894
Woitkowskia Enzmann, 1952

Neivamyrmex is a genus of army ants in the subfamily Dorylinae.[2]

Range

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Neivamyrmex species can be found from the central United States to southern Argentina.[3]

Taxonomy

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As of 2021, 129 Neivamyrmex species have been identified.[3] However, most research pertaining to this genus is based on a single species, Neivamyrmex nigriscens, from which knowledge about Neivamyrmex overall is derived.[3] Many species are known based only on a small number of male individuals.[3]

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Neivamyrmex andrei male

Biology

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Neivamyrmex do not build permanent nests; instead, colonies are nomadic, establishing temporary bivouacs every night before moving on to a new location.[4] Most species are predominantly subterranean, but they will occasionally forage above ground at night or on cloudy days.[5] The larvae and pupae of other ant species are the principle food of Neivamyrmex, including ants of the genera Veromessor, Pheidole, Solenopsis, and Formica.[6]

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Neivamyrmex nigrescens worker

Male Neivamyrmex possess wings, while queens are flightless.[7] Fertilization of queens may occur purely within the colony, with mating occurring between brothers and sisters, or unrelated males may fly in from foreign colonies to reproduce.[7] After being fertilized, new queens will found new colonies by leaving their natal colonies alongside a large number of workers.[7]

Species

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References

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  • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
  • Neivamyrmex page on AntWiki
  • Genus: Neivamyrmex page on AntWeb

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