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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
8080
22778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
6365
19175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
709
2096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
686
2082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
374
1698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
125
1053
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
125
1053
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
5
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
4
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
4 Genera with 37 Species
Eciton Latreille, 179213SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1840Legionary Ants18SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18423SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
37 Species and 1 Subspecies
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton burchellii foreli Mayr, 1886
Eciton drepanophorum Smith, 1858
Eciton dulcium Forel, 1912
Eciton gibbatus
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Eciton jansoni Forel, 1912
Eciton lucanoides Emery, 1894
Eciton mexicanum Roger, 1863Inflated axinopsid
Eciton rapax Smith, 1855
Eciton setigaster Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Eciton uncinatum Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792False spike
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Labidus curvipes Emery, 1900
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Labidus spininodis Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Neivamyrmex adnepos Wheeler, 1922
Neivamyrmex asper Borgmeier, 1955
Neivamyrmex cristatus André, 1889
Neivamyrmex diana Forel, 1912
Neivamyrmex emersoni Wheeler, 1921
Neivamyrmex falcifer Emery, 1900
Neivamyrmex falciferus Emery, 1900
Neivamyrmex gibbatus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex halidaii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex iridescens Borgmeier, 1950
Neivamyrmex macropterus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex megathrix Kempf, 1961New England cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex planidens Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex pseudops Forel, 1909
Neivamyrmex punctaticeps Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex rosenbergi Forel, 1911
Neivamyrmex spinolai Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex swainsonii Shuckard, 1840
Nomamyrmex esenbecki (Westwood, 1842)⇒ Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842
Nomamyrmex hartigii Westwood, 1842


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov