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Checklist for Tribe Ecitonini Forel, 1893 (Army Ants)
and region Paraguay (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
403
4047
8334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
4046
8333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3986
8213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
3207
6803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
482
1270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
470
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
311
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
103
574
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
103
574
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
4
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
4
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Paraguay
4 Genera with 35 Species
Eciton Latreille, 18967SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1953Legionary Ants25SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraguay
35 Species and 2 Subspecies
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton dulcium Forel, 1912
Eciton mexicanum Roger, 1863Inflated axinopsid
Eciton mexicanum argentinum Borgmeier, 1955
Eciton quadriglume Haliday, 1836
Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792False spike
Eciton vagans dubitatum Emery, 1896
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Labidus mars Forel, 1912
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Neivamyrmex angustinodis Emery, 1888Square sportella
Neivamyrmex asper Borgmeier, 1955
Neivamyrmex bohlsi Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Neivamyrmex carettei Forel, 1913
Neivamyrmex clavifemur Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex diversinodis Borgmeier, 1933Stout cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex goeldii Forel, 1901
Neivamyrmex halidaii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex hetschkoi Mayr, 1886Aleutian cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex hopei Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex jerrmanni Forel, 1901
Neivamyrmex laevigatus Borgmeier, 1948Northern cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex legionis Smith, 1855
Neivamyrmex mars Forel, 1912
Neivamyrmex orthonotus Borgmeier, 1933Stout cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex pertii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex pilosus Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Neivamyrmex planidorsus Emery, 1906
Neivamyrmex pseudops Forel, 1909
Neivamyrmex punctaticeps Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex romandii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex shuckardi Emery, 1900
Neivamyrmex sulcatus Mayr, 1868
Neivamyrmex swainsonii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex vicinus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842
Nomamyrmex hartigii Westwood, 1842


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov