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Checklist for Tribe Ecitonini Forel, 1893 (Army Ants)
and region Kentucky (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
433
3251
6874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
431
3247
6871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
407
3152
6692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
287
2660
5716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
48
277
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
38
238
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
143
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
39
82
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
39
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kentucky
2 Genera with 3 Species
Eciton Latreille, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1872Legionary Ants2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kentucky
3 Species
Eciton opacithorax Borgmeier, 1939
Neivamyrmex carolinensis Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov