Eciton pittieri

Eciton pittieri
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Eciton hamatum)
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Eciton
Species:	Eciton pittieri Forel, 1899

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Eciton hamatum.

Nomenclature

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

• pittieri. Eciton pittieri Forel, 1899c: 24, pl. 1, fig. 15 (w.) COSTA RICA. Combination in E. (Labidus): Emery, 1910b: 23; in E. (Holopone): Santschi, 1925b: 11. Junior synonym of hamatum: Borgmeier, 1953: 9.

References

• Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51 (page 9, Junior synonym of hamatum)
• Emery, C. 1910b. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Dorylinae. Genera Insectorum 102: 1-34 (page 23, Combination in E. (Labidus))
• Forel, A. 1899b. Formicidae. [part]. Biol. Cent.-Am. Hym. 3: 1-24 (page 24, pl. 1, fig. 15 worker described)
• Santschi, F. 1925b [1924]. Nouvelles fourmis brésiliennes. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 64: 5-20 (page 11, Combination in E. (Holopone))