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Checklist for Tribe Ecitonini Forel, 1893 (Army Ants)
and region Antilles (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
624
10531
30355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
620
10516
30326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
595
10384
30019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
368
8207
24054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
65
1140
3091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
58
1120
3068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
460
1927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
133
932
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
133
932
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
4
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
4
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Antilles
4 Genera with 18 Species
Eciton Latreille, 17924SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1840Legionary Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antilles
18 Species
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Eciton mexicanum Roger, 1863Inflated axinopsid
Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792False spike
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Neivamyrmex adnepos Wheeler, 1922
Neivamyrmex antillanus Forel, 1897
Neivamyrmex ectopus Wilson, 1985
Neivamyrmex halidaii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex klugii Shuckard, 1840Minute turton
Neivamyrmex melshaemeri Haldeman, 1852
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex postangustatus Borgmeier, 1934
Neivamyrmex sumichrasti Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex swainsonii Shuckard, 1840
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842
Nomamyrmex hartigii Westwood, 1842


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov