Neivamyrmex melshaemeri (Haldemann, 1852)
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21290 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6246847 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/72E9F601-2122-8808-1D21-41D946BBDCF3 |
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treatment provided by |
Christiana |
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scientific name |
Neivamyrmex melshaemeri (Haldemann, 1852) |
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Neivamyrmex melshaemeri (Haldemann, 1852) View in CoL HNS
Figures 115, 128, 139
Labidus melshaemeri Haldemann HNS , 1852: 368; pl. 9 fig. 7 - 9 (m). U. S. A, Texas, Fort Gates (type lost).
Eciton (Labidus) melshaemeri HNS : Mayr, 1886 c: 442. Emery, 1895: 261 (m). Emery, 1896: 33.
Eciton (Acamatus) melshaemeri HNS : Emery, 1900: 516, 525 (m). Emery, 1910: 26.
Eciton melsheimeri HNS : Forel, 1899: 28 (m).
Eciton (Acamatus) melshaemeri HNS : Wheeler, 1908: 418 (m).
Eciton (Neivamyrmex) melshaemeri HNS : M. R. Smith, 1942: 576 (m). M. R. Smith, 1951: 780. Creighton, 1950: 73.
Neivamyrmex HNS melsheimeri: Borgmeier, 1955: 647 - 649 (m). Watkins, 1972: 351 (m). Watkins, 1976: 23 (m); Watkins, 1982: 213 (m).
DISTRIBUTION (Map 7)
UNITED STATES: Louisiana and Oklahoma west to Texas; MEXICO: Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi south to Chiapas and Yucatan; SOUTH AMERICA.
SPECIMENS EXAMINED
UNITED STATES, LOUISIANA, Beauregard Parish: DeRidder ( LACM) . TEXAS, Bexar Co.: San Antonio ( CASC) . Brazos Co.: College Station ( TAMU, WPMC) ; 16 km W Bryan ( WPMC) . Cameron Co.: nr. Southmost Sabal Palm Grove Sanctuary ( TAMU, WPMC) ; Brownsville ( LACM, GCSC, UCBC, USNM) . Dimmit Co.: Winter Haven ( MINN) . Grayson Co., Sherman ( TAMU) . Liberty Co.: Devers ( CUIC) . Matagorda Co.: Blessing ( TAMU) . Morris Co.: Dangerfield ( TAMU) . Tarrant Co.: Fort Worth ( LACM) . Travis Co.: Austin ( TAMU) . Val Verde Co.: Juno ( CUIC) . Victoria Co.: Victoria ( CUIC) . Wharton Co.: Wharton ( CUIC, LACM) .
MEXICO, CHIAPAS: 12 mi N. Ocozocoautla ( TAMU) . TAMAULIPAS: Ciudad Victoria ( WPMC) ; Ciudad Victoria , Canon La Libertad ( TAMU) .
DISCUSSION
This common small species can be confused with no other United States species. The long flexuous hairs on the body of this ant readily distinguish it from our other Neivamyrmex HNS . Throughout its range from the southern United States to South America this ant is morphologically quite uniform.
| LACM |
USA, California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History |
| CASC |
USA, California, San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences |
| TAMU |
USA, Texas, College Station, Texas A & M University |
| GCSC |
Gordon C. Snelling |
| USNM |
USA, Washington D.C., National Museum of Natural History, [formerly, United States National Museum] |
| CUIC |
USA, New York, Ithaca, Cornell University |
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