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Checklist for Tribe Ecitonini Forel, 1893 (Army Ants)
and region Quebrada Bonita (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
258
2659
3166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
258
2659
3166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
250
2647
3151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
180
2350
2869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
35
408
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
34
407
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
161
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
58
146
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
58
146
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Quebrada Bonita
4 Genera with 5 Species
Eciton Latreille, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1939Legionary Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quebrada Bonita
5 Species
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Neivamyrmex spatulatus Borgmeier, 1939Cut cyclocardia
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842
Nomamyrmex hartigii Westwood, 1842


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov