Labidus coecus

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Nearctic Region: United States. Neotropical Region: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela.



Nomenclature

 *  coecus. Formica coeca Latreille, 1802c: 270, pl. 9, fig. 56 (s.) CENTRAL AMERICA. Roger, 1861a: 22 (w.); Emery, 1895c: 258 (m.); Bruch, 1934b: 116 (q.); Weber, 1941c: 325 (q.); Wheeler, G.C. 1943: 332 (l.). Combination in Labidus: Jurine, 1807: 282; in Nycteresia: Roger, 1861a: 22; in Eciton: Mayr, 1886b: 119; in Eciton (Labidus): Santschi, 1924b: 11; in Labidus: Borgmeier, 1955: 86. Senior synonym of vastator: Mayr, 1865: 78; Borgmeier, 1955: 86; of jurinii: Mayr, 1886a: 33; Borgmeier, 1953: 15; of erratica: Mayr, 1886b: 119; Borgmeier, 1955: 86; of latreillii, rubra, saji: Emery, 1895c: 258; Borgmeier, 1955: 86; of atriceps: Emery, 1900a: 186; Borgmeier, 1955: 86; of incerta: André, in Forel, 1899c: 160; Emery, 1900a: 186; Borgmeier, 1955: 86; of fulvescens: Emery, 1910b: 22; Borgmeier, 1955: 86; of pilosus, smithii: Santschi, 1913h: 35; Borgmeier, 1955: 86; of grassator: Borgmeier, 1923: 41; of panzeri, biloba, elsbethae, servillei, opacifrons: Borgmeier, 1953: 16, 16, 16, 17, 19, repectively; of nigrita, kulowi, selysi, serpentis: Borgmeier, 1955: 86; material of the unavailable name hostilis referred here by Borgmeier, 1953: 14. See also: Gallardo, 1920: 326; Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1984: 272; Watkins, 1976: 8.
 * latreillii. Labidus latreillii Jurine, 1807: 283 (m.) SURINAM. Combination in Eciton: Dalla Torre, 1893: 4. Junior synonym of coecus: Emery, 1895c: 258; Borgmeier, 1955: 86.
 * jurinii. Labidus jurinii Shuckard, 1840a: 198 (m.) GUYANA. Combination in Eciton: Dalla Torre, 1893: 4. Subspecies of coecus: Emery, 1910b: 22; Forel, 1912c: 43; Gallardo, 1920: 332. Junior synonym of coecus: Mayr, 1886a: 33; Borgmeier, 1953: 15; Borgmeier, 1955: 86.
 * servillei. Labidus servillei Westwood, 1842: 75, pl. 20, fig. 2 (m.) BRAZIL. Combination in Eciton: Dalla Torre, 1893: 4. Subspecies of latreillii: Dalla Torre, 1893: 4; of coecus: Forel, 1912c: 43; Santschi, 1920d: 368. Junior synonym of coecus: Borgmeier, 1953: 17.
 * fulvescens. Mutilla (Labidus) fulvescens Blanchard, 1846, pl. 118, fig. 2 (m.) BRAZIL. Combination in Eciton: Dalla Torre, 1893: 2. Junior synonym of coecus: Emery, 1910b: 22; Borgmeier, 1955: 86.
 * saji. Labidus saji Haldeman, 1852: 367, pl. 9, figs. 1-3 (m.) U.S.A. [Spelling emended to sayi by Roger, 1863b: 42, repeated by all later authors.] Combination in Eciton (Labidus): Mayr, 1886d: 440. Subspecies of servillei: Emery, 1890b: 39; of latreillii: Dalla Torre, 1893: 4. Junior synonym of coecus: Emery, 1895c: 258. Revived from synonymy as subspecies of coecus: Santschi, 1923g: 1261. Junior synonym of coecus: Borgmeier, 1955: 86.
 * atriceps. Labidus atriceps Smith, F. 1859b: 5 (m.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of coecus: Emery, 1900a: 186; Borgmeier, 1955: 86.
 * panzeri. Labidus panzeri Smith, F, 1859b: 71, pl. 2, fig. 2 (m.) COLOMBIA. Junior synonym of coecus: Borgmeier, 1953: 16.
 * pilosus. Labidus pilosus Smith, F. 1859b: 7 (m.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of coecus: Santschi, 1913h: 35; Borgmeier, 1955: 86.
 * erratica. Eciton erratica Smith, F. 1860c: 71 (w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of coecus: Mayr, 1886b: 119; Borgmeier, 1955: 86.
 * vastator. Eciton vastator Smith, F. 1860c: 71 (w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of coecus: Mayr, 1865: 78; Borgmeier, 1955: 86.
 * rubra. Myrmica rubra Buckley, 1867: 335 (w.) U.S.A. Junior synonym of coecus: Emery, 1895c: 258; Borgmeier, 1955: 86.
 * incerta. Pseudodichthadia incerta André, 1885: 840, figs. 1-5 (q.) MEXICO. Junior synonym of coecus: André, in Forel, 1899c: 160; Emery, 1900a: 186; Borgmeier, 1955: 86.
 * smithii. Eciton smithii Dalla Torre, 1892: 89. [Unnecessary replacement name for Labidus pilosus Smith, F. 1859b: 7.] Junior synonym of coecus: Santschi, 1913h: 35.
 * biloba. Eciton coecum var. biloba Emery, 1901d: 51 (m.) ECUADOR. Junior synonym of coecus: Borgmeier, 1953: 16.
 * kulowi. Eciton coecum r. kulowi Forel, 1901h: 47 (m.) MEXICO. Junior synonym of coecus: Borgmeier, 1955: 86.
 * nigrita. Eciton nigrita Emery, 1901d: 52, fig. 5 (m.) GUATEMALA. Combination in E. (Labidus): Emery, 1910b: 23; in Labidus: Borgmeier, 1953: 6. Subspecies of praedator: Santschi, 1925b: 11; of coecus: Borgmeier, 1953: 6. Junior synonym of coecus: Borgmeier, 1955: 86.
 * selysi. Eciton selysi Forel, 1904d: 169 (w.) BRAZIL. Combination in Labidus: Borgmeier, 1953: 8. Subspecies of coecus: Forel, 1905b: 157; Santschi, 1923g: 1260. Junior synonym of coecus: Borgmeier, 1955: 86.
 * grassator. Eciton grassator Forel, 1911c: 288 (w.) BRAZIL. Subspecies of coecus: Forel, 1911d: 396 (footnote); Santschi, 1923g: 1260; Wheeler, W.M. 1925b: 2. Junior synonym of coecus: Borgmeier, 1923: 41.
 * opacifrons. Eciton (Labidus) coecum var. opacifrons Wheeler, W.M. 1921d: 310 (w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of coecus: Borgmeier, 1953: 19.
 * elsbethae. Eciton (Labidus) coecum var. elsbethae Forel, 1922: 91 (m.) COLOMBIA. Junior synonym of coecus: Borgmeier, 1953: 16.
 * serpentis. Eciton (Labidus) serpentis Weber, 1938a: 209 (w.) GUYANA. Junior synonym of coecus: Borgmeier, 1955: 86.