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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
66
1318
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
1295
4286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
537
2798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
150
1257
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
150
1257
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
4
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
4
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
4 Genera with 28 Species
Eciton Latreille, 17925SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1840Legionary Ants20SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18423SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
28 Species and 2 Subspecies
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton burchellii urichi Forel, 1899
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 asper Borgmeier, 1955
Neivamyrmex balzani Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex bruchi Forel, 1912
Neivamyrmex ectopus Wilson, 1985
Neivamyrmex emersoni Wheeler, 1921
Neivamyrmex halidaii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex klugii Shuckard, 1840Minute turton
Neivamyrmex melshaemeri Haldeman, 1852
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex pilosus Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Neivamyrmex postangustatus Borgmeier, 1934
Neivamyrmex postcarinatus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex pullus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex punctaticeps Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex quadratoocciputus Watkins, 1975
Neivamyrmex rugulosus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex sumichrasti Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex swainsonii Shuckard, 1840
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii crassicornis Smith, 1855
Nomamyrmex hartigii Westwood, 1842


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov