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Neivamyrmex dorbignii (Shuckard, 1840) valid

Labidus dorbignii Shuckard, 1840b: 259 (m.) BOLIVIA. Neotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype (?) male. Primary type locality: South America: (no further data) (d’Orbigny) (“In Mr Westwood’s collection”, = OXUM). Primary type depositories: MNHN, NHMB, OXUM. Primary type specimen: CASENT0901945. Type notes: 1) Probably only a single specimen is involved. 2) Santschi, 1921g: 92, gives Patagonia, 1834 (d’Orbigny) as data on the MNHN, NHMB specimens (these data repeated in Baroni Urbani, 1977e: 71). 3) The number of syntypes does not correlate with the statement by Shuckard, 1840a: 199, which says “In the present genus [Labidus, sensu Shuckard, 1840a, Shuckard, 1840b] I have seen but single specimens of any species”. 4) Esteves et al., 2011: 347, cite 8 syntype workers in MZSP, but this species was described only by males. See further notes about these specimens in Ulysséa et al., 2025: 9.

[Misspelled as dorbignyi by Dalla Torre, 1893: 2, and others.]
Combination in Eciton: Dalla Torre, 1893: 2; Forel, 1895b: 119.
Combination in Eciton (Acamatus): Emery, 1900e: 187.
Combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 14.
Status as species: Westwood, 1842: 77; Smith, 1859c: 8; Roger, 1863b: 41; Mayr, 1863a: 424; Dalla Torre, 1893: 2; Forel, 1895b: 119; Emery, 1900e: 177 (in key); Emery, 1910b: 25; Santschi, 1921g: 92; Borgmeier, 1955: 461 (redescription); Kempf, 1972b: 154; Watkins, 1976: 18 (in key); Zolessi et al., 1988: 5; Bolton, 1995b: 288.
Senior synonym of Neivamyrmex spinolae obscurus: Santschi, 1921g: 92; Borgmeier, 1955: 461; Kempf, 1972b: 154; Bolton, 1995b: 288.
Senior synonym of Neivamyrmex spegazzinii: Santschi, 1921g: 92; Borgmeier, 1953: 15; Borgmeier, 1955: 461; Kempf, 1972b: 154; Bolton, 1995b: 288.

Junior synonyms

Neivamyrmex spegazzinii (Emery, 1888)
Obsolete combination(s): Eciton spegazzinii
Neivamyrmex spinolae obscurus (Forel, 1911)
Obsolete combination(s): Eciton spinolae obscurum

Obsolete combinations

Labidus dorbignii

Citations

Baroni Urbani, C. 1977e. Katalog der Typen von Formicidae (Hymenoptera) der Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums Basel (2. Teil). Mitteilungen der Entomologischen Gesellschaft Basel (n.s.)27:61-102. PDF
Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp.
Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Studia Entomologica 2:1-51. PDF
Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Studia Entomologica 3:1-720. PDF
Dalla Torre, K. W. 1893. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Vol. 7. Formicidae (Heterogyna). Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 289 pp. PDF
Emery, C. 1900e. Nuovi studi sul genere Eciton. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna (5)8:173-188 [pagination of separate: 511-526]. PDF
Emery, C. 1910b. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Dorylinae. Genera Insectorum 102:1-34. PDF
Esteves, F. A.; Brandão, C. R. F.; Prado, L. P. 2011. The type specimens of "dorylomorph" ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae: Aenictinae, Ecitoninae, Cerapachyinae, Leptanilloidinae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia 51 (22):341‑357. 10.1590/ s0031-10492011002200001 PDF
Forel, A. 1895b. A fauna das formigas do Brazil. Boletim do Museu Paraense de Historia Natural e Ethnographia 1:89-139. PDF
Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da região Neotropical. Studia Entomologica 15:3-344. PDF
Mayr, G. 1863a. Formicidarum index synonymicus. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 13:385-460. PDF
Roger, J. 1863b. Verzeichniss der Formiciden-Gattungen und Arten. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 7(Beilage):1-65. PDF
Santschi, F. 1921g. Ponerinae, Dorylinae et quelques autres formicides néotropiques. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 54:81-103. PDF
Shuckard, W. E. 1840a. Monograph of the Dorylidae, a family of the Hymenoptera Heterogyna. Annals of Natural History 5:188-201. PDF
Shuckard, W. E. 1840b. Monograph of the Dorylidae, a family of the Hymenoptera Heterogyna. (Continued from p. 201.). Annals of Natural History 5:258-271. PDF
Smith, F. 1859c. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VII. Dorylidae and Thynnidae. London: British Museum, 76 pp. PDF
Ulysséa, M. A.; Santos, S.; Moleiro, H. P.; Brandão, C. R. F.; Camacho, G. P. 2025. The MZSP Ant Type Collection: a complete catalogue and digital resource for global access. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 145 (3):blaf034, 17 pp. [online early] 10.1093/biolinnean/blaf034 PDF
Watkins, J. F., II 1976. The identification and distribution of New World army ants (Dorylinae: Formicidae). Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 102 pp. PDF
Westwood, J. O. 1842. Monograph of the hymenopterous group, Dorylides. Pp. 73-80 in: Westwood, J. O. 1842. Arcana entomologica; or illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects. Volume 1, No. 5. London: W. Smith, pp. 65-80, pl. 17-20. PDF
Zolessi, L. C. de; Abenante, Y. P. de; Philippi, M. E. 1988 ("1987"). Lista sistemática de las especies de Formícidos del Uruguay. Comunicaciones Zoologicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo 11(165):1-9.

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