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Checklist for Tribe Ecitonini Forel, 1893 (Army Ants)
and region Santa Elena (Ecuador)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
263
2372
2664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
262
2371
2664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
252
2345
2619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
177
2029
2310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
34
340
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
32
334
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
173
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
41
96
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
41
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Santa Elena
3 Genera with 4 Species
Eciton Latreille, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1840Legionary Ants2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Elena
4 Species
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Neivamyrmex pilosus Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Neivamyrmex swainsonii Shuckard, 1840


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov