Nesomyrmex spininodis ( Mayr, 1887 )
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15041638 |
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Nesomyrmex spininodis ( Mayr, 1887 ) |
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Nesomyrmex spininodis ( Mayr, 1887) View in CoL
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Leptothorax spininodis Mayr, 1887: 617. Lectotype worker: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro or Chile, Valparaiso. [ NHMW]. (AntWeb image examined, CASENT 0919734). View in CoL
Combination in Leptothorax (Goniothorax) : Emery 1896: 59.
Leptothorax (Goniothorax) umbratilis Wheeler, 1921: 160. Syntype (queen, worker): Guyana, Bartica, Penal Settlement. [ MCZC, MZSP]. (Image examined, MZSP 78366). Synonymy by Kempf 1959: 427. View in CoL
Leptothorax (Goniothorax) genualia Santschi, 1922: 252. Holotype (worker): Paraguay, Asuncion. [ NHMB]. (AntWeb image examined, CASENT 0913001). Synonymy by Kempf 1959: 427. View in CoL
Combination in Leptothorax (Nesomyrmex) : Kempf 1959: 427
Combination in Nesomyrmex View in CoL : Bolton 2003: 272.
Worker measurements.
(n = 1) HL 0.68, HW 0.62, SL 0.48, ML 0.29, EL 0.15, PW 0.44, PTW 0.21, PPW 0.28, WL 0.82, PH 0.25, PTL 0.32, PTH 0.22, PPL 0.22, PPH 0.22, GL 0.79, CI 91, SI 77.
Geographic range.
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela.
Examined material.
Colombia • 1 worker; Vichada, Cumaribo, Parque Nacional Natural Tuparro ; 5.350278°N, 67.876667°W; 100 m a. s. l.; 12 Apr. 1995; J. Muñoz leg.; Manual coll.; IAvH -E-251254 GoogleMaps .
Natural history.
Species collected by manual sampling on vegetation in Parque Nacional Natural Tuparro.
Comments.
This species can be recognized by 11 antennomeres, uniformly testaceous or yellowish-brown coloration, dorsal surface of head finely reticulate-punctate and longitudinally rugose, without presence of shiny areas, and basal third of first gastral tergite generally aciculate-striate in its sculpture.
Kempf (1959) synonymized all previously described species and subspecies within the echinatinodis complex under the nominal species, except for N. spininodis . A potential revision of the N. echinatinodis complex could either result in the synonymization of certain species or the division of the complex into multiple forms. It is common to find N. echinatinodis exhibiting sculpture similar to that of N. spininodis , particularly in populations from Colombia different from those living in the TDF (Unpublished data). Additionally, coloration is highly variable within the echinatinodis complex. For this reason, using coloration as the primary criterion for distinguishing between different forms is not recommended. Thus, the separation of both species should not rely solely on coloration; instead, the sculpture of the frontal area of the head and the first gastral tergum should also be compared.
Bolton B (2003) Synopsis and classification of Formicidae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society 71: 1–370.
Emery C (1896) Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. XVII-XXV. Bullettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 28: 33–107.
Kempf WW (1959) A synopsis of the New World species belonging to the Nesomyrmex - group of the ant genus Leptothorax Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Studia Entomologica 2: 391–432.
Mayr G (1887) Sudamerikanische Formiciden. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Koniglichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 37: 511-632.
Santschi F (1922) Description de nouvelles fourmis de l'Argentine et pays limitrophes. Anales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina 94: 241-262.
Wheeler WM (1921) The Tachigalia ants. Zoologica (New York) 3: 137-168. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.184627
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Nesomyrmex spininodis ( Mayr, 1887 )
Arredondo, Brandon S. & Guerrero, Roberto J. 2025 |
Leptothorax (Goniothorax) genualia
Kempf WW 1959: 427 |
Santschi F 1922: 252 |
Leptothorax (Goniothorax) umbratilis
Kempf WW 1959: 427 |
Wheeler WM 1921: 160 |
Leptothorax spininodis
Mayr G 1887: 617 |