Eciton vagans

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago.

Biology
Brown & Fenner (1998) report this species conducting raids on the nests of Poneracantha bispinosa at La Selva, Costa Rica.

O'Donnell et al. (2020) report this species foraging both day and night.

Nomenclature

 * . Formica vagans Olivier, 1792: 501 (w.) FRENCH GUIANA.
 * Type-material: holotype(?) worker.
 * [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
 * Type-locality: French Guiana: Cayenne (Tugni).
 * Type-depository: unknown (perhaps MNHN).
 * Smith, F. 1855c: 162 (s.); Wheeler, W.M. 1912e: 206 (m.); Menozzi, 1931d: 188 (q.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1974c: 170 (l.).
 * Combination in Eciton: Smith, 1855c: 162;
 * combination in E. (Eciton): Emery, 1910b: 21.
 * Status as species: Latreille, 1802c: 243; Smith, F. 1855c: 162; Smith, F. 1858b: 151; Mayr, 1863: 409; Roger, 1863b: 36; Mayr, 1886b: 118 (in key); Emery, 1890a: 55; Emery, 1890b: 38; Dalla Torre, 1893: 6; Emery, 1894c: 178; Emery, 1894k: 45; Forel, 1895b: 121; Emery, 1896h: 625; Forel, 1899c: 24; Forel, 1899d: 273; Wheeler, W.M. 1907a: 271; Forel, 1908e: 64; Forel, 1909a: 246; Emery, 1910b: 21; Forel, 1912c: 42; Mann, 1916: 420; Luederwaldt, 1918: 37; Santschi, 1920d: 363; Borgmeier, 1923: 40; Santschi, 1923g: 1259; Menozzi, 1931d: 188; Borgmeier, 1934: 93; Eidmann, 1936a: 28; Borgmeier, 1939: 405; Borgmeier, 1948b: 459; Borgmeier, 1953: 13; Borgmeier, 1955: 229 (redescription); Kempf, 1961b: 486; Kempf, 1970b: 323; Kempf, 1972a: 103; Watkins, 1976: 9 (in key); Watkins, 1982: 209 (in key); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1984: 270; Bolton, 1995b: 186; Palacio, 1999: 151 (in key); Wild, 2007b: 25; Branstetter & Sáenz, 2012: 254; Palacio, 2019: 601.
 * Senior synonym of integrum: Borgmeier, 1953: 13; Borgmeier, 1955: 229; Kempf, 1972a: 103; Bolton, 1995b: 186.
 * Senior synonym of simillima: Smith, F. 1858b: 151; Mayr, 1863: 409; Roger, 1863b: 36; Dalla Torre, 1893: 6; Forel, 1895b: 121; Forel, 1899c: 24; Emery, 1910b: 21; Borgmeier, 1923: 40; Borgmeier, 1953: 16; Borgmeier, 1955: 229; Kempf, 1972a: 103; Bolton, 1995b: 186.
 * Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Paraguay.
 * Current subspecies: nominal plus allognathum, angustatum, dispar, dubitatum, fur, mutatum.
 * integrum. Eciton integrum Santschi, 1921g: 91 (m.) FRENCH GUIANA.
 * Type-material: holotype male.
 * Type-locality: French Guiana: Saint-Laurent du Maroni, v. (Le Moult).
 * Type-depository: NHMB.
 * Junior synonym of vagans: Borgmeier, 1953: 13; Borgmeier, 1955: 229; Kempf, 1972a: 103; Bolton, 1995b: 185.
 * simillima. Eciton simillima Smith, F. 1855c: 164 (w.) BRAZIL (Pará).
 * Type-material: holotype(?) worker.
 * [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
 * Type-locality: Brazil: Pará (H.W. Bates).
 * Type-depository: BMNH?
 * Junior synonym of vagans: Smith, F. 1858b: 151; Mayr, 1863: 409; Roger, 1863b: 36; Dalla Torre, 1893: 6; Forel, 1895b: 121; Forel, 1899c: 24; Emery, 1910b: 21; Borgmeier, 1923: 40; Borgmeier, 1953: 16; Borgmeier, 1955: 229; Kempf, 1972a: 103; Bolton, 1995b: 186.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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