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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
74
1820
10064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
66
1760
10005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
701
6125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
155
1797
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
155
1797
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
5
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
4
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
4 Genera with 61 Species
Eciton Latreille, 195519SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18905SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1972Legionary Ants45SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18424SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
61 Species and 12 Subspecies
Eciton burchelli Westwood, 1842Army ant
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton burchellii foreli Mayr, 1886
Eciton burchellii parvispinum Forel, 1899
Eciton dulcium Forel, 1912
Eciton dulcium crassinode Borgmeier, 1955
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Eciton humile Borgmeier, 1939
Eciton jansoni Forel, 1912
Eciton lucanoides Emery, 1894
Eciton lucanoides conquistador Weber, 1949
Eciton marginatum (Borgmeier, 1939)⇒ Neivamyrmex adnepos Wheeler, 1922
Eciton mexicanum Roger, 1863Inflated axinopsid
Eciton mexicanum panamense Borgmeier, 1955
Eciton quadriglume Haliday, 1836
Eciton rapax Smith, 1855
Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792False spike
Eciton vagans angustatum Roger, 1863
Eciton vagans mutatum Borgmeier, 1955
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Labidus curvipes Emery, 1900
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Labidus praedator sedulus Menozzi, 1926
Labidus spininodis Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Neivamyrmex adnepos Wheeler, 1922
Neivamyrmex alfaroi Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Neivamyrmex antillanus Forel, 1897
Neivamyrmex asper Borgmeier, 1955
Neivamyrmex compressinodis Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex digitistipus Watkins, 1975Planktonic sportellid
Neivamyrmex foveolatus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex fumosus Forel, 1913
Neivamyrmex fuscipennis Smith, 1942
Neivamyrmex gibbatus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex guyanensis Santschi, 1916
Neivamyrmex halidaii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex humilis Borgmeier, 1939Cut cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex impudens Mann, 1922Thick cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex iridescens Borgmeier, 1950
Neivamyrmex klugii Shuckard, 1840Minute turton
Neivamyrmex klugii distans Borgmeier, 1953
Neivamyrmex longiscapus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex macrodentatus Menozzi, 1931Gould cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex mandibularis Smith, 1942
Neivamyrmex melanocephalus Emery, 1895
Neivamyrmex melshaemeri Haldeman, 1852
Neivamyrmex mexicanus Enzmann, 1952
Neivamyrmex moseri Watkins, 1969
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex opacithorax Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex pilosus Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Neivamyrmex pilosus mexicanus Smith, 1859
Neivamyrmex planidens Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex postcarinatus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex puerulus Borgmeier, 1955
Neivamyrmex pulchellus Borgmeier, 1955
Neivamyrmex pullus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex punctaticeps Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex quadratooccipitus Watkins, 1975Planktonic sportellid
Neivamyrmex quadratoocciputus Watkins, 1975
Neivamyrmex radoszkowskii Emery, 1900
Neivamyrmex romandii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex rosenbergi Forel, 1911
Neivamyrmex scutellaris Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex spatulatus Borgmeier, 1939Cut cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex spoliator Forel, 1899
Neivamyrmex sumichrasti Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex swainsonii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins, 1972Ovate cyclocardia
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii mordax Santschi, 1929
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii wilsoni Santschi, 1920
Nomamyrmex hartigii Westwood, 1842


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov