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Checklist for Tribe Ecitonini Forel, 1893 (Army Ants)
and region West Central Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
414
4554
9126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
413
4553
9125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
4477
8941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
246
3247
6423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
603
1330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
595
1323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
363
1123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
103
486
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
103
486
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
4
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEcitonini
Forel, 1893
Army Ants
4
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Central Brazil
4 Genera with 23 Species
Eciton Latreille, 17925SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1953Legionary Ants14SpeciesTaxom
Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Central Brazil
23 Species
Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842Cande diplodon
Eciton dulcium Forel, 1912
Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
Eciton mexicanum Roger, 1863Inflated axinopsid
Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792False spike
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Labidus praedator Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Neivamyrmex diversinodis Borgmeier, 1933Stout cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex hetschkoi Mayr, 1886Aleutian cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex jerrmanni Forel, 1901
Neivamyrmex legionis Smith, 1855
Neivamyrmex micans Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Neivamyrmex minensis Borgmeier, 1928Compressed montacutid
Neivamyrmex orthonotus Borgmeier, 1933Stout cyclocardia
Neivamyrmex pertii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex pilosus Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Neivamyrmex postangustatus Borgmeier, 1934
Neivamyrmex pseudops Forel, 1909
Neivamyrmex romandii Shuckard, 1840
Neivamyrmex shuckardi Emery, 1900
Neivamyrmex tenuis Borgmeier, 1953Minute turton
Nomamyrmex esenbeckii Westwood, 1842
Nomamyrmex hartigii Westwood, 1842


Links, sources and further information
Ecitonini at itis.gov