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Checklist for Tribe Ecitonini Forel, 1893 (Army Ants)
and region Tunapuna (Tunapuna-Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
86
369
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
86
369
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
350
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
58
321
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
14
58
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
14
58
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
7
35
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
24
30
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
24
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunapuna
3 Genera with 4 Species
Eciton Latreille, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1858Legionary Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunapuna
4 Species
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792False spike
Neivamyrmex pilosus Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov