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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
336
3147
6534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
335
3146
6533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
317
3043
6214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
2374
5149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
245
714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
30
233
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
187
660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
85
422
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
85
422
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
5
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
4
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Suriname
4 Genera with 25 Species
Eciton Latreille, 17925SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1842Legionary Ants16SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suriname
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton burchellii cupiens Santschi, 1923
Eciton drepanophorum Smith, 1858
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792False spike
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Labidus truncatidens Santschi, 1920
Neivamyrmex angustinodis Emery, 1888Square sportella
Neivamyrmex bohlsi Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Neivamyrmex emersoni Wheeler, 1921
Neivamyrmex falcifer Emery, 1900
Neivamyrmex falciferus Emery, 1900
Neivamyrmex gibbatus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex guerinii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex guyanensis Santschi, 1916
Neivamyrmex halidaii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex iridescens Borgmeier, 1950
Neivamyrmex maxillosus Emery, 1900
Neivamyrmex megathrix Kempf, 1961New England cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex pilosus Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Neivamyrmex postangustatus Borgmeier, 1934
Neivamyrmex punctaticeps Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex walkerii Westwood, 1842
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842
Nomamyrmex hartigii Westwood, 1842


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov