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Checklist for Tribe Ecitonini Forel, 1893 (Army Ants)
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
94
4161
35080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
81
3910
33631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
29
1198
15006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
271
2908
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
271
2908
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
5
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
4
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
4 Genera with 85 Species
Eciton Latreille, 186317SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 2007Legionary Ants67SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18424SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
85 Species and 8 Subspecies
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton burchellii foreli Mayr, 1886
Eciton burchellii parvispinum Forel, 1899
Eciton carolinense Emery, 1894
Eciton cocula (Mann, 1925)⇒ Neivamyrmex agilis Borgmeier, 1953
Eciton gracellae Mann, 1926
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Eciton lucanoides Emery, 1894
Eciton manni Wheeler, 1914
Eciton melanocephalum Emery, 1895
Eciton mexicanum Roger, 1863Inflated axinopsid
Eciton opacithorax Borgmeier, 1939
Eciton peninsulare (Mann, 1926)⇒ Neivamyrmex leonardi Wheeler, 1915
Eciton rapax Smith, 1855
Eciton schmitti (Emery, 1894)⇒ Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792False spike
Eciton vagans angustatum Roger, 1863
Labidus coeca Latreille, 1802
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Labidus spininodis Emery, 1890Elliptical sportella
Neivamyrmex adnepos Wheeler, 1922
Neivamyrmex agilis Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex albacorpus Varela-HernĂ¡..., 2011
Neivamyrmex andrei Emery, 1901
Neivamyrmex angulimandibulatus Watkins, 1974
Neivamyrmex asper Borgmeier, 1955
Neivamyrmex balzani Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex baylori Watkins, 1973
Neivamyrmex californicum Mayr, 1870
Neivamyrmex californicus Mayr, 1870
Neivamyrmex carolinensis Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex chamelensis Watkins, 1986
Neivamyrmex cloosae Forel, 1912
Neivamyrmex coeca Buckley, 1867
Neivamyrmex compressinodis Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex cornutus Watkins, 1975Planktonic sportellid
Neivamyrmex crassiscapus Watkins, 1990
Neivamyrmex diabolus Forel, 1912
Neivamyrmex dorbignii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex fallax Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex fumosus Forel, 1913
Neivamyrmex fuscipennis Smith, 1942
Neivamyrmex gibbatus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex goyahkla (Snelling & S..., 2007)⇒ Neivamyrmex ndeh Snelling, G...., 2007
Neivamyrmex graciellae Mann, 1926Many-rib cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex guerinii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex halidaii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex harrisii Haldeman, 1852
Neivamyrmex impudens Mann, 1922Thick cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex inflatus Borgmeier, 1958
Neivamyrmex kiowapache Snelling, G...., 2007
Neivamyrmex klugii distans Borgmeier, 1953
Neivamyrmex leonardi Wheeler, 1915
Neivamyrmex longiscapus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex macropterus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex mandibularis Smith, 1942
Neivamyrmex manni Wheeler, 1914
Neivamyrmex melanocephalum Emery, 1895
Neivamyrmex melanocephalus Emery, 1895
Neivamyrmex melshaemeri Haldeman, 1852
Neivamyrmex microps Borgmeier, 1955
Neivamyrmex minor Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex modestus Borgmeier, 1933
Neivamyrmex mojave Smith, 1943Santa Barbara cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex moseri Watkins, 1969
Neivamyrmex ndeh Snelling, G...., 2007
Neivamyrmex nigrescens Cresson, 1872
Neivamyrmex nyensis Watkins, 1977
Neivamyrmex opacithorax Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex pauxillum Wheeler, 1903
Neivamyrmex pauxillus Wheeler, 1903
Neivamyrmex pilosa Smith, 1858
Neivamyrmex pilosus Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Neivamyrmex pilosus mandibularis Smith, 1942
Neivamyrmex pilosus mexicanus Smith, 1859
Neivamyrmex postcarinatus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex punctaticeps Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex radoszkowskii Emery, 1900
Neivamyrmex rugulosus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex shuckardi Emery, 1900
Neivamyrmex spatulatus Borgmeier, 1939Cut cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex spoliator Forel, 1899
Neivamyrmex sumichrasti Norton, 1868Bumpy cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex swainsonii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins, 1972Ovate cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex tristis Forel, 1901
Neivamyrmex wilsoni Snelling, G...., 2007
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii mordax Santschi, 1929
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii wilsoni Santschi, 1920
Nomamyrmex hartigii Westwood, 1842


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov