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Checklist for Tribe Ecitonini Forel, 1893 (Army Ants)
and region Colombia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
339
7809
25442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
61
937
3206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
53
879
3171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
470
2627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
142
1552
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
142
1552
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
5
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
4
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
4 Genera with 38 Species
Eciton Latreille, 179211SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18905SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1953Legionary Ants24SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18423SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
38 Species and 5 Subspecies
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton burchellii cupiens Santschi, 1923
Eciton burchellii foreli Mayr, 1886
Eciton drepanophorum Smith, 1858
Eciton dulcium Forel, 1912
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Eciton jansoni Forel, 1912
Eciton lucanoides Emery, 1894
Eciton mexicanum Roger, 1863Inflated axinopsid
Eciton rapax Smith, 1855
Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792False spike
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Labidus curvipes Emery, 1900
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Labidus praedator sedulus Menozzi, 1926
Labidus spininodis Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Neivamyrmex alfaroi Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Neivamyrmex asper Borgmeier, 1955
Neivamyrmex carolinensis Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex clavifemur Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex cristatus André, 1889
Neivamyrmex curvinotus Watkins, 1994
Neivamyrmex dorbignii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex emersoni Wheeler, 1921
Neivamyrmex falcifer Emery, 1900
Neivamyrmex gibbatus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex guyanensis Santschi, 1916
Neivamyrmex halidaii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex humilis Borgmeier, 1939Cut cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex iridescens Borgmeier, 1950
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex opacithorax Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex pacificus Borgmeier, 1955
Neivamyrmex pauxillus Wheeler, 1903
Neivamyrmex pilosus Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Neivamyrmex pilosus mexicanus Smith, 1859
Neivamyrmex punctaticeps Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex rosenbergi Forel, 1911
Neivamyrmex swainsonii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex tenuis Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii crassicornis Smith, 1855
Nomamyrmex hartigii Westwood, 1842


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov