Ecitonini

Ecitonini

Taxobox
name = Ecitonini


image_caption = "Eciton burchelli"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Hexapoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Hymenoptera
subordo = Apocrita
superfamilia = Vespoidea
familia = Formicidae
subfamilia = Ecitoninae
tribus = Ecitonini
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = "Eciton"
"Labidus"
"Neivamyrmex"
"Nomamyrmex"

The New World army ant tribe Ecitonini contains most of the familiar species of army ants. The genus "Neivamyrmex" is the largest of all army ant genera, containing some 120 species, most in the Neotropics but some with ranges in the United States.

External links

* [http://www.armyants.org/ Current Debate in Army Ant Taxonomy] Explore the New World Army Ant phylogeny:
* [http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Ecitoninae&contgroup=Dorylomorphs Tree of Life - Ecitoninae pages]

References

*Wilson, E.O., and B. Hölldobler (1990) "The Ants" (Pulitzer Prize)


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