Eciton bellicosum
Santschi, 1921
junior synonym of current valid taxon Eciton drepanophorum Smith, 1858
Eciton bellicosum
Santschi, 1921g:
90 (s.w.)
FRENCH GUIANA.
Neotropic.
Primary type information:
Primary type material: syntype workers (number not stated). Primary type locality: French Guiana: Saint Jean du Maroni, 1914 (R. Benoist). Primary type depositories: MNHN, MZSP, NHMB. Primary type specimens: MZSP0082273, MZSP0082274, MZSP0082275.
Type notes:
1) Baroni Urbani, 1977e: 68, cites 6 worker syntypes in NHMB. 2) Ulysséa et al., 2025: Table S1, cite 1 syntype minor worker, 2 syntype major workers in MZSP.
- Junior synonym of Eciton drepanophorum: Borgmeier, 1936b: 52; Borgmeier, 1953: 16; Borgmeier, 1955: 223; Kempf, 1972b: 102; Bolton, 1995b: 184.
Citations
- Baroni Urbani, C. 1977e. Katalog der Typen von Formicidae (Hymenoptera) der Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums Basel (2. Teil). Mitteilungen der Entomologischen Gesellschaft Basel (n.s.)27:61-102. PDF
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp.
- Borgmeier, T. 1936b. Sobre algumas formigas dos generos Eciton e Cheliomyrmex (Hym. Formicidae). Archivos do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal (Rio de Janeiro) 3:51-68. PDF
- Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Studia Entomologica 2:1-51. PDF
- Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Studia Entomologica 3:1-720. PDF
- Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da região Neotropical. Studia Entomologica 15:3-344. PDF
- Santschi, F. 1921g. Ponerinae, Dorylinae et quelques autres formicides néotropiques. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 54:81-103. PDF
- Ulysséa, M. A.; Santos, S.; Moleiro, H. P.; Brandão, C. R. F.; Camacho, G. P. 2025. The MZSP Ant Type Collection: a complete catalogue and digital resource for global access. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 145 (3):blaf034, 17 pp. [online early] 10.1093/biolinnean/blaf034 PDF
†fossil
valid
synonym
unidentifiable/excluded from Formicidae
homonym
unavailable/nomen nudum
obsolete combination
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- Agroecomyrmecinae
- Amblyoponinae
- Aneuretinae
- Apomyrminae
- †Armaniinae
- †Brownimeciinae
- Dolichoderinae
- Dorylinae
- Ectatomminae
- †Formiciinae
- Formicinae
- †Haidomyrmecinae
- Leptanillinae
- Martialinae
- Myrmeciinae
- Myrmicinae
- Paraponerinae
- Ponerinae
- Proceratiinae
- Pseudomyrmecinae
- †Sphecomyrminae
- †Zigrasimeciinae
- All genera
- Without tribe
- No valid child taxa
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