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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
469
5254
11068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
468
5253
11067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
447
5167
10846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
288
4147
8799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
59
777
1448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
54
758
1430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
340
1065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
71
263
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
71
263
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
4
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
4
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Mexico
4 Genera with 14 Species
Eciton Latreille, 17923SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1972Legionary Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Mexico
14 Species
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792False spike
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Neivamyrmex andrei Emery, 1901
Neivamyrmex macropterus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex melanocephalus Emery, 1895
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex shuckardi Emery, 1900
Neivamyrmex sumichrasti Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex swainsonii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins, 1972Ovate cyclocardia
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov