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Checklist for Tribe Ecitonini Forel, 1893 (Army Ants)
and region La Gamba (Piedras Blancas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
214
1836
1889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
1835
1889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
201
1813
1874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
156
1613
1701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
30
266
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
265
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
100
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
22
38
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
22
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Gamba
4 Genera with 7 Species
Eciton Latreille, 17923SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1840Legionary Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Gamba
7 Species
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792False spike
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Neivamyrmex halidaii Shuckard, 1840
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842
Nomamyrmex hartigii Westwood, 1842


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov