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Eciton vagans mutatum
| Eciton vagans mutatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Eciton |
| Species: | E. vagans |
| Subspecies: | E. vagans mutatum |
| Trinomial name | |
| Eciton vagans mutatum Borgmeier, 1955
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 9.333° to 9.333°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Costa Rica (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
- Worker
- Images provided by Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology
- Queen
- Male
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- mutatum. Eciton vagans subsp. mutatum Borgmeier, 1955: 242, pl. 11, fig. 7; pl. 14, fig. 8; pl. 19, fig. 12 (s.w.q.m.) COSTA RICA, PANAMA.
- Type-material: holotype queen, 1 paratype queen, 8 paratype males, paratype workers (number not stated, “many”).
- Type-locality: holotype Costa Rica: San José (Schmidt); paratypes with same data.
- Type-depository: MZSP.
- Subspecies of vagans: Kempf, 1972a: 104; Bolton, 1995b: 185.
- Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama.
Description
References
- Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 242, pl. 11, fig. 7; pl. 14, fig. 8; pl. 19, fig. 12 soldier, worker, queen, male described)