Eciton burchellii cupiens
Eciton burchellii cupiens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
Genus: | Eciton |
Species: | E. burchellii |
Subspecies: | E. burchellii cupiens |
Trinomial name | |
Eciton burchellii cupiens Santschi, 1923 | |
Synonyms | |
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 2.7° to -9.906105°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana (type locality), Guyana, Peru, Suriname.
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. |
Biology
Castes
- Worker
- Queen
- Male
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- cupiens. Eciton burchelli st. cupiens Santschi, 1923c: 249 (m.) FRENCH GUIANA.
- Type-material: 3 syntype males.
- Type-localities: French Guiana: 1 male Roches des Kourou (Le Moult), 2 males St-Jean du Maroni (Le Moult).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Wheeler, W.M. 1921d: 293 (s.w.q.).
- [Note: Wheeler, W.M. 1921d: 293 described s.w.q. as burchellii, misidentification; these specimens transferred to cupiens by Borgmeier, 1955: 178.]
- Subspecies of burchellii: Borgmeier, 1955: 190 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 101; Kempf, 1975c: 373; Brandão, 1991: 341; Bolton, 1995b: 184; Bezděčková, et al. 2015: 109.
- Senior synonym of jeanae: Borgmeier, 1955: 178; Kempf, 1972a: 101; Bolton, 1995b: 184.
- Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela.
- jeanae. Eciton burchelli subsp. jeanae Weber, 1941c: 329 (in text) (s.w.q.) GUYANA.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype queen.
- Type-locality: Guyana (“British Guiana”): nr where Oronque River joins New River, ca 2°42’N, 21.vii.1936 (N.A. Weber).
- Type-depositories: AMNH, MCZC.
- Weber, 1943a: 89 (q.).
- Junior synonym of cupiens: Borgmeier, 1955: 178; Kempf, 1972a: 101; Bolton, 1995b: 185.
Description
References
- Albuquerque, E., Prado, L., Andrade-Silva, J., Siqueira, E., Sampaio, K., Alves, D., Brandão, C., Andrade, P., Feitosa, R., Koch, E., Delabie, J., Fernandes, I., Baccaro, F., Souza, J., Almeida, R., Silva, R. 2021. Ants of the State of Pará, Brazil: a historical and comprehensive dataset of a key biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon Basin. Zootaxa 5001, 1–83 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5001.1.1).
- Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 178, Senior synonym of jeanae)
- Franco, W., Ladino, N., Delabie, J.H.C., Dejean, A., Orivel, J., Fichaux, M., Groc, S., Leponce, M., Feitosa, R.M. 2019. First checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of French Guiana. Zootaxa 4674, 509–543 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4674.5.2).
- Santschi, F. 1923c. Solenopsis et autres fourmis néotropicales. Rev. Suisse Zool. 30: 245-273 (page 249, male described )
- Wheeler, W. M. 1921d. Observations on army ants in British Guiana. Proc. Am. Acad. Arts Sci. 56: 291-328 (page 293, soldier, worker, queen described [as burchellii; see Borgmeier, 1955b: 178])