Eciton burchellii urichi

Eciton burchellii urichi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Eciton
Species:	E. burchellii
Subspecies:	E. burchellii urichi
Trinomial name
Eciton burchellii urichi Forel, 1899

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Trinidad and Tobago (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.

Castes

Worker

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Nomenclature

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

• urichi. Eciton burchelli r. urichi Forel, 1899c: 24 (w.) TRINIDAD.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Trinidad: (no further data) (Urich).
  • Type-depositories: MHNG, NHMB.
  • Weber, 1941c: 329 (q.).
  • Junior synonym of foreli: Borgmeier, 1939: 404.
  • Subspecies of burchellii: Emery, 1900a: 185; Wheeler, W.M. 1905b: 122; Emery, 1910b: 20; Wheeler, W.M. 1916d: 324; Wheeler, W.M. 1922c: 1; Santschi, 1925d: 222 (in key); Weber, 1941c: 329; Borgmeier, 1953: 8; Borgmeier, 1955: 190 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 102; Bolton, 1995b: 186.
  • Distribution: Trinidad.

References

• Borgmeier, T. 1939. Nova contribuiça~o para o conhecimento das formigas neotropicas (Hym. Formicidae). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 10: 403-428 (page 404, Junior synonym of foreli)
• Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 190, see also)
• Forel, A. 1899b. Formicidae. [part]. Biol. Cent.-Am. Hym. 3: 1-24 (page 23, worker described)
• Weber, N. A. 1941c. The rediscovery of the queen of Eciton (Labidus) coecum Latr. (Hym.: Formicidae). Am. Midl. Nat. 26: 325-329 (page 329, queen described)
• Weber, N. A. 1941c. The rediscovery of the queen of Eciton (Labidus) coecum Latr. (Hym.: Formicidae). Am. Midl. Nat. 26: 325-329 (page 329, Revived from synonymy as subspecies of burchellii)