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Eciton mexicanum goianum
| Eciton mexicanum goianum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Eciton |
| Species: | E. mexicanum |
| Subspecies: | E. mexicanum goianum |
| Trinomial name | |
| Eciton mexicanum goianum Borgmeier, 1955
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
| Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
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Estimated Abundance
| Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
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Biology
Castes
- Queen
- Images provided by Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- goianum. Eciton mexicanum subsp. goianum Borgmeier, 1955: 258, pl. 10, fig. 5; pl. 11, fig. 10; pl. 12, fig. 8; pl. 55, figs. 6, 10 (s.w.q.m.) BRAZIL (Goiás).
- Type-material: holotype queen, 1 paratype queen, paratype workers (number not stated, “numerous”).
- Type-locality: holotype Brazil: Goiás, Campinas, 26.xii.1935 (Schwarzmaier); paratypes: workers (number not stated) with same data, 1 paratype queen, paratype workers (number not stated) Brazil: Goiás, Trinidade, 20.ix.1936 (Schwarzmaier).
- Type-depository: MZSP.
- Subspecies of mexicanum: Kempf, 1972a: 103; Bolton, 1995b: 185.
- Distribution: Brazil.
Description
References
- Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 258, pl. 10, fig. 5; pl. 11, fig. 10; pl. 12, fig. 8; p. 55, figs. 6, 10 soldier, worker, queen, male described)