Eciton drepanophorum

Eciton drepanophorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Eciton
Species:	E. drepanophorum
Binomial name
Eciton drepanophorum Smith, F., 1858 Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Eciton bellicosum Santschi, 1921 Eciton ferox Santschi, 1920 Eciton hamatum quitensis Forel, 1921

Evolutionary Relationships

Eciton Eciton dulcium Eciton vagans Eciton quadriglume Eciton rapax Eciton mexicanum Eciton lucanoides Eciton burchellii Eciton drepanophorum Eciton hamatum

Based on Winston et al., 2016. The species Eciton jansoni, Eciton quadriglume, Eciton setigaster and Eciton uncinatum were not included in this study.

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Bolivia, Brazil (type locality), Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname.

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Castes

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Nomenclature

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

• drepanophorum. Eciton drepanophorum Smith, F. 1858b: 149 (s.w.) BRAZIL (Amazonas).
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Brazil: Ega (= Tefé, Amazonas) (Bates).
  • Type-depository: BMNH.
  • Junior synonym of hamatum: Mayr, 1886b: 117; Dalla Torre, 1893: 3; Forel, 1899c: 23; Emery, 1910b: 21; Borgmeier, 1923: 38.
  • Subspecies of hamatum: Santschi, 1921g: 89.
  • Status as species: Mayr, 1863: 409; Roger, 1863b: 36; Mayr, 1865: 77 (in key); Borgmeier, 1936: 52; Borgmeier, 1953: 9, 13; Borgmeier, 1955: 223 (redescription); Kempf, 1972a: 102; Watkins, 1976: 10 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 184; Palacio, 1999: 152 (in key); Bezděčková, et al. 2015: 109; Palacio, 2019: 600.
  • Senior synonym of bellicosum: Borgmeier, 1936: 52; Borgmeier, 1953: 16; Borgmeier, 1955: 223; Kempf, 1972a: 102; Bolton, 1995b: 184.
  • Senior synonym of ferox: Borgmeier, 1953: 13, 16; Borgmeier, 1955: 223; Kempf, 1972a: 102; Bolton, 1995b: 184.
  • Senior synonym of quitensis: Borgmeier, 1953: 9; Borgmeier, 1955: 223; Kempf, 1972a: 102; Bolton, 1995b: 184.
  • Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname.
• bellicosum. Eciton bellicosum Santschi, 1921g: 90 (s.w.) FRENCH GUIANA.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: French Guiana: Saint-Jean du Maroni, 1914 (R. Benoist).
  • Type-depositories: MNHN, NHMB.
  • Junior synonym of drepanophorum: Borgmeier, 1936: 52; Borgmeier, 1953: 16; Borgmeier, 1955: 223; Kempf, 1972a: 102; Bolton, 1995b: 184.
• ferox. Eciton ferox Santschi, 1920e: 122 (s.w.) BOLIVIA.
  • Type-material: 3 syntype workers.
  • Type-locality: Bolivia: Rio Ivari (C. Lizer & L. Delétang).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • [Also described as new by Santschi, 1921g: 89.]
  • Junior synonym of drepanophorum: Borgmeier, 1953: 13, 16; Borgmeier, 1955: 223; Kempf, 1972a: 102; Bolton, 1995b: 184.
• quitensis. Eciton hamatum var. quitensis Forel, 1921b: 135 (s.w.) ECUADOR.
  • Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
  • Type-locality: Ecuador: nr Quito (E. Naumann).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Junior synonym of drepanophorum: Borgmeier, 1953: 9; Borgmeier, 1955: 223; Kempf, 1972a: 102; Bolton, 1995b: 185.

References

• Borgmeier, T. 1936b. Sobre algumas formigas dos generos Eciton e Cheliomyrmex (Hym. Formicidae). Arch. Inst. Biol. Veg. (Rio J.) 3: 51-68 (page 52, Revived status as species)
• Borgmeier, T. 1936b. Sobre algumas formigas dos generos Eciton e Cheliomyrmex (Hym. Formicidae). Arch. Inst. Biol. Veg. (Rio J.) 3: 51-68 (page 52, Senior synonym of bellicosum)
• Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Stud. Entomol. 2: 1-51 (page 13, 9, Senior synonym of ferox and quitensis)
• Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Stud. Entomol. 3: 1-720 (page 223, see also)
• Emery, C. 1910b. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Dorylinae. Genera Insectorum 102: 1-34 (page 21, Junior synonym of hamatum)
• Forel, A. 1899b. Formicidae. [part]. Biol. Cent.-Am. Hym. 3: 1-24 (page 23, Junior synonym of hamatum)
• Mayr, G. 1886b. Ueber Eciton-Labidus. (Schluss). Wien. Entomol. Ztg. 5: 115-122 (page 117, Junior synonym of hamatum)
• Santschi, F. 1921g. Ponerinae, Dorylinae et quelques autres formicides néotropiques. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 54: 81-103 (page 89, Revived from synonymy as variety of hamatum)
• Smith, F. 1858a. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 149, soldier, worker described)
• Winston, M.E., Kronauer, D.J.C. & Moreau, C.S. 2016. Early and dynamic colonization of Central America drives speciation in Neotropical army ants. Molecular Ecology (doi: 10.1111/mec.13846).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Baroni Urbani C. 1977. Katalog der Typen von Formicidae (Hymenoptera) der Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums Basel (2. Teil). Mitt. Entomol. Ges. Basel (n.s.) 27: 61-102.
• Borgmeier T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Studia Entomologica 2: 1-51.
• Borgmeier T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Studia Entomologica 3: 1-720.
• Fernández F., and E. E. Palacio. 1995. Hormigas de Colombia IV: nuevos registros de géneros y especies. Caldasia 17: 587-596.
• Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
• Forel A. 1921. Quelques fourmis des environs de Quito (Ecuador) récoltées par Mlle Eléonore Naumann. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 54: 131-135.
• Franco W., N. Ladino, J. H. C. Delabie, A. Dejean, J. Orivel, M. Fichaux, S. Groc, M. Leponce, and R. M. Feitosa. 2019. First checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of French Guiana. Zootaxa 4674(5): 509-543.
• Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
• Kusnezov N. 1953. La fauna mirmecológica de Bolivia. Folia Universitaria. Cochabamba 6: 211-229.
• Santschi F. 1920. Quelques nouvelles fourmis de Bolivie (expédition Lizer-Delétang, 1917). Anales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina 89: 122-126.
• Santschi F. 1921. Ponerinae, Dorylinae et quelques autres formicides néotropiques. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 54: 81-103.
• Watkins J. F., II 1976. The identification and distribution of New World army ants (Dorylinae: Formicidae). Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 102 pp