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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
67
1509
5442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
61
1467
5402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
551
2607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
131
1318
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
131
1318
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
4
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
4
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
4 Genera with 46 Species
Eciton Latreille, 195515SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18905SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1972Legionary Ants33SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18424SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
46 Species and 11 Subspecies
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 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 fumosus Forel, 1913
Neivamyrmex fuscipennis Smith, 1942
Neivamyrmex gibbatus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
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 melshaemeri Haldeman, 1852
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 punctaticeps Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex radoszkowskii Emery, 1900
Neivamyrmex romandii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex rosenbergi Forel, 1911
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