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Checklist for Tribe Ecitonini Forel, 1893 (Army Ants)
and region Meta Department (Region Orinoquia, Colombia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
201
1164
1728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
201
1164
1728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
180
1092
1624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
120
855
1290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
21
141
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
18
130
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
117
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
60
172
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
60
172
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Meta Department
3 Genera with 6 Species
Eciton Latreille, 17924SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1939Legionary Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Meta Department
6 Species
Eciton dulcium Forel, 1912
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Eciton mexicanum Roger, 1863Inflated axinopsid
Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792False spike
Neivamyrmex humilis Borgmeier, 1939Cut cyclocardia
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov