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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6372
16248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
6368
16244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
6239
15904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
5004
13441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
534
1395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
514
1379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
277
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
110
732
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
110
732
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
5
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
4
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
4 Genera with 26 Species
Eciton Latreille, 19557SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1840Legionary Ants16SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Eciton mexicanum Roger, 1863Inflated axinopsid
Eciton rapax Smith, 1855
Eciton setigaster Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792False spike
Eciton vagans allognathum Borgmeier, 1955
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Neivamyrmex balzani Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex bohlsi Emery, 1896Textured sportella
Neivamyrmex diana Forel, 1912
Neivamyrmex emersoni Wheeler, 1921
Neivamyrmex gibbatus Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex guerinii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex guyanensis Santschi, 1916
Neivamyrmex halidaii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex humilis Borgmeier, 1939Cut cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex imbellis Emery, 1900
Neivamyrmex iridescens Borgmeier, 1950
Neivamyrmex klugii Shuckard, 1840Minute turton
Neivamyrmex maxillosus Emery, 1900
Neivamyrmex pilosus Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Neivamyrmex punctaticeps Emery, 1894
Neivamyrmex swainsonii Shuckard, 1840
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842
Nomamyrmex hartigii Westwood, 1842


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov