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Checklist for Tribe Ecitonini Forel, 1893 (Army Ants)
and region Cayenne (French Guiana)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
1562
2626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
1562
2626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
193
1533
2588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
1335
2376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
21
196
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
196
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
155
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
63
230
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
63
230
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cayenne
4 Genera with 7 Species
Eciton Latreille, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1914Legionary Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cayenne
7 Species
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792False spike
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Neivamyrmex carettei Forel, 1913
Neivamyrmex manni Wheeler, 1914
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov