Eciton westwoodi

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Eciton westwoodi
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Labidus praedator)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Labidus
Species: Eciton westwoodi
Emery, 1900

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

Nomenclature

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

  • westwoodi. Eciton westwoodi Emery, 1900a: 180 (m.) MEXICO. Junior synonym of praedator: Emery, 1910b: 23; Borgmeier, 1955: 103.

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