Eciton vagans fur

Eciton vagans fur
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Eciton
Species:	E. vagans
Subspecies:	E. vagans fur
Trinomial name
Eciton vagans fur Borgmeier, 1955

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -8° to -8°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

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.

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.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• fur. Eciton vagans subsp. fur Borgmeier, 1955: 245, pl. 19, fig. 20; pl. 20, fig. 2; pl. 21, fig. 10; pl. 22, figs. 7, 15; pl. 63, fig. 4 (s.w.m.) BRAZIL (Pernambuco).
  • Type-material: holotype male, 1 paratype male, 2 paratype workers.
  • Type-locality: holotype (lacks data); paratypes Brazil: Pernambuco, Tapera, xi.1929 (D.B. Pickel).
  • Type-depository: MZSP.
  • Subspecies of vagans: Kempf, 1972a: 104; Bolton, 1995b: 185.
  • Distribution: Brazil.

References

• Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 245, pl. 19, fig. 20; pl. 20, fig. 2; pl. 21, fig. 10; p. 22, figs. 7, 15; pl. 63, fig. 4 soldier, worker, male described)