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Checklist for Tribe Ecitonini Forel, 1893 (Army Ants)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
896
13558
47115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
893
13548
47100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
807
13239
46382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
484
10777
40631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
91
1949
9183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
75
1800
8366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
543
2706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
129
708
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
129
708
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
3 Genera with 10 Species
Eciton Latreille, 17822SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1972Legionary Ants6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
10 Species
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Labidus coeca Latreille, 1802
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Neivamyrmex carolinensis Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex minor Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex opacithorax Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex orthonotus Borgmeier, 1933Stout cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins, 1972Ovate cyclocardia


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov