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Checklist for Tribe Ecitonini Forel, 1893 (Army Ants)
and region La Virgen (Sarapiquí, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
238
2340
3251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
238
2340
3251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
227
2315
3213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
167
2047
2956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
35
318
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
318
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
189
537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
93
451
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
93
451
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
4
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
4
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Virgen
4 Genera with 25 Species
Eciton Latreille, 17926SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1840Legionary Ants13SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Virgen
25 Species
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton dulcium Forel, 1912
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Eciton lucanoides Emery, 1894
Eciton mexicanum Roger, 1863Inflated axinopsid
Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792False spike
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Labidus curvipes Emery, 1900
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Labidus spininodis Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Neivamyrmex asper Borgmeier, 1955
Neivamyrmex compressinodis Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex digitistipus Watkins, 1975Planktonic sportellid
Neivamyrmex fumosus Forel, 1913
Neivamyrmex gibbatus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex halidaii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex humilis Borgmeier, 1939Cut cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex klugii Shuckard, 1840Minute turton
Neivamyrmex macrodentatus Menozzi, 1931Gould cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex pilosus Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Neivamyrmex spatulatus Borgmeier, 1939Cut cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex spoliator Forel, 1899
Neivamyrmex swainsonii Shuckard, 1840
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842
Nomamyrmex hartigii Westwood, 1842


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov