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{"title":"Taxonomic and behavioral notes on the African ant, Aenictus eugenii Emery, with a description of the queen (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).","authors":"W. Gotwald, Norm Johnson, Joe Cora, G. R. C. Someren","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.26273","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.26273","url":null,"abstract":"The East African army ant Aenictus eugenii Emery includes 1 subspecies and 3 varieties. One of these, A. kenyensis Santschi, is placed in synonymy, and a taxonomic history of the species is presented. The queen for the species is described for the first time and is compared with the 3 other known African Aenictus queens. Observations of A. eugenii foraging behavior show that it is a column raider and a specialized predator of ants, particularly the immature stages, that the workers move along the foraging trails in single file in small tandem groups and that they normally subdivide their prey only when it is larger than they. Ants of the Old World genus Aenictus comprise the tribe Aenictini of the sub family Dorylinae or \"true army ants.\" The genus is represented by 34 species in the Indo-Australian region and by at least 15 species in Africa (Wilson 1964). Although Wilson (1964) taxonomically revised the genus for the Indo-Austra lian area, the known species in Africa are still spread among 60 nominal forms. Included in these are varietal and subspecies names that eventually must be dealt with if we are ever to appreciate the actual level of diversity achieved by this genus in Africa. The Asian species are also better known behaviorly than their African con geners. Important biological studies of Asian species include those of Wheeler and Chapman (1925), Chapman (1964) and Schneirla and Reyes (1966, 1969). Biological observations of sub-Saharan species are limited to a recent study by Gotwald (1975) and to fragmentary reports by Brauns (1901), Arnold (1915), and Sudd (1959). Some biological information on African species can be gleaned from the original species descriptions, but much of the information is little more than anecdotal. Acknowledgments: We are grateful to Dr. William L. Brown, Jr., Cornell University, for critically reading the manuscript. We also thank Dr. David H. Kistner, California State University, Chico, for kindly providing essential specimens and for identifying one of the myrmecophiles. The research was supported by National Science Foundation Grants GB 22856 and GB-39874 (W. H. Gotwald, Jr., Principal Investigator). NEW YORK ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, LXXXIV: 182-188. September, 1976. This content downloaded from 207.46.13.145 on Wed, 27 Apr 2016 06:11:59 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms VOL. LXXXIV, SEPTEMBER, 1976 183 Aenictus eugenii Emery is distributed throughout much of East Africa, al though it is not frequently seen. During the past 4 years we have encountered the species only 6 times, but on 4 of these occasions, we were able to observe, to some extent, the behavior of the species. Dr. David H. Kistner, California State University, Chico, has kindly provided us with a series of workers and an associated queen of the species, and we are now able to describe the queen for the first time. We have also provided a taxonomic history of the species including a new synonym. TAXONOMY OF THE SPECIES","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1976-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116554281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Supplementary studies on ant larvae: Simpone and Turneria.","authors":"G. Wheeler, J. Wheeler","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.25097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.25097","url":null,"abstract":"This study supplements our \"Ant Larvae: Review and Synthesis\" (1974). The larvae of Simopone n. sp. and Turneria sp. (near dahli) are described and figured and each genus is characterized. Simopone is definitely cerapachyine but quite distinct from the larvae of other known genera of the subfamily. Turneria is typically dolichoderine but readily distinguished from other genera of the subfamily by the tail and the shape and location of the dorsal bosses. SUBFAMILY CERAPACHYINAE The larva of Simopone is definitely cerapachyine. Its profile is myrmecioid like that of the other four known genera (Cerapachys, Eusphinctus, Lioponera, and Phyracaces). The mandible is sui generis and we must establish for it a new monotypic rubric \"simoponoid.\" The small size of the mouth parts is also distinctive for the genus. In our general key for ant larvae Simopone runs to 49b in company with Cerapachys, Eusphinctus, and Phyracaces; from these it can be distinguished by the shape of the mandibles. Its index of specialization (see our 1974) is 24; that of the subfamily is 22. (The most specialized ant larvae Leptanillinae-have an index of 35, while the Ponerinae are less specialized with 17. The index for the family as a whole is 22.)","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1974-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116127495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Studies on California Ants. 8. A New Species of Cardiocondyla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)","authors":"R. Snelling, Norm Johnson, Joe Cora","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.24730","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.24730","url":null,"abstract":"A new species of introduced ant, C. ectopia, is described and figured, based on material from Orange and Los Angeles counties. All three castes are included and the species is compared to the other four species known to occur in the United States. Cardiocondyla is an Old World genus of approximately 30 species, about half a dozen of which are regularly transported by commerce into new areas. Four species have been introduced into the eastern United States (Smith, 1944); all seem to be firmly established in Florida. No species has previously been reported from California. This seems surprising since the three most commonly transported species are common in the Pacific region. The first California specimens to come to my attention were collected by R. J. Hamton at his home in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., in 1967. During the following year, speci mens were collected by K. C. Stephens in Downey and Artesia, L. A. Co. Specimens from Tustin, Orange Co., were collected in 1970 by A Mintzer, and the author found the species in his yard at Seal Beach, Orange Co., in 1972. I have been unable to associate this species with any previously described name. In order to discuss this species in the following paper, I am describing the ant as new. Hopefully the correct name, if the species is previously described, can be determined at a later date. Cardiocondyla ectopia Snelling, n. sp.","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1974-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124947422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Phylogenetic affinities of the ant genus Cheliomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).","authors":"W. Gotwald","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.26270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.26270","url":null,"abstract":"Field observations of the rarely collected ant, Cheliomyrmex morosus (F. Smith), are recorded. The ant is hypogaeic with a majority of its burrows appearing in the upper 6 inches of the soil. Internal and external features of the abdomen considered to be of impor tance in understanding the phylogeny of this ant are discussed. Included are descriptions of portions of the gastral digestive system, the reproductive system, and the sting apparatus. Malpighian tubule counts in C. morosus and 6 other New World dorylines are compared.","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1971-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114287631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The anatomy and histology of the male reproductive system of the legionary ant, Neivamyrmex harrisi (Haldeman)(Hymenoptera: Formicidae).","authors":"J. Forbes, Norm Johnson, Joe Cora, D. Do-Van-Quy","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.26325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.26325","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1965-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129881328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A remarkable new Stenamma from Costa Rica, with pertinent facts on other Mexican and Central American species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).","authors":"Marion R. Smith","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.24713","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.24713","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1962-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116876577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A REVISIONARY STUDY OF PHEIDOLE VASLITI PERGANDE (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)","authors":"W. Creighton, Norm Johnson, Joe Cora","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.26750","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.26750","url":null,"abstract":"During the period from 1950 to 1953 the writer observed a large number of colonies belonging to the vasliti complex in southern Arizona and Mexico. Samples from these colonies brought home for further study have indicated that the existing taxonomie structure of the complex is not altogether satisfactory. Much of this trouble results from the variable color of these in? sects, which cannot be correlated with distribution or even with differences in nest sites. But after it had been determined that the named color varieties in this complex have no distributional significance, a serious difficulty still remained. This is the exact nature of Pergande's species vasliti. As is shown in this study, Pergande had a very hazy concept of the character of vasliti. It is not surprising, therefore, that those who later worked with this insect based their ideas of vas? liti on something more tangible, notably Forel's variety hirtula. This procedure was not entirely unfortunate, for it can be shown that hirtula is a sound species in its own right. Indeed, there is room for the view that the status of hirtula has been too sound. Because it is so distinct and so easily recognized, hirtula has carried the unrecognizable vasliti on its back for nearly sixty years without anyone appreciating the drastic shortcomings of the latter species. It is evident that Forel (1899) believed that he could recognize vasliti, for he described hirtula as a variety of it. But Forel did not know that the worker caste of hirtula is polymorphic until Wheeler sent him nest series from Quere taro in 1900. Forel then realized that the insect which he had previously treated as Pergande's obtusospinosa is actually the major of hirtula. Then Forel (1901) took characteristic action ?he protected his variety hirtula by declaring that obtusospinosa is the major worker of vasliti. In a few years this mistake was recognized and corrected, but Forel's equally mistaken conten? tion that hirtula is a variety of vasliti has been accepted without question to the present.","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1958-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114591377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Notes on western ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).","authors":"A. Cole, Norm Johnson, Joe Cora","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.26685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.26685","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1958-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114707625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A contribution to the taxonomy, distribution and biology of the vagrant ant, Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery (Hymenoptera, Formicidae).","authors":"Marion R. Smith","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.24710","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.24710","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1958-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115478666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Neotropical species of the ant genus Strumigenys Fr. Smith: group of marginiventris Santschi.","authors":"W. Brown","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.26957","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.26957","url":null,"abstract":"The present paper is a continuation of my series on the New World fauna of the dacetine ant genus Strumigenys Fr. Smith. Earlier parts, containing keys to the abbreviations for measure? ments and proportions, may be found in Jour. New York Ent. Soc. 61: 53-59, 101-110 (1953). Other parts have been pub? lished in the same journal, or are in press. The present section deals with two species, 8. marginiventris Santschi and S. longispinosa new species. The first of these has been considered as a subspecies of S. fusca Emery by Santschi, but actually, marginiventris is not close to fusca at all. S. longi? spinosa shares with S. marginiventris the general head form of the cordovensis group and the single preapical tooth. It is supposed that 8. marginiventris and 8. longispinosa are related to each other and to the cordovensis group, but, like all other assumed relationships among the New World Strumigenys, this one would bear much further thought and examination. The two species are similar in general size and habitus, and both are so far known from the Panama-Colombia area, where they have been collected on few occasions. Nothing direct is known of their biology, except that they are rain forest inhabitants.","PeriodicalId":114420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The New York Entomological Society","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1958-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122468249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}