• Junior synonym of Eciton hamatum: Mayr, 1886b: 117; Dalla Torre, 1893: 3; Forel, 1899b: 23; Emery, 1910b: 21; Borgmeier, 1923: 38
• Subspecies of Eciton hamatum: Santschi, 1921g: 89
• Status as species: Mayr, 1863a: 409; Roger, 1863b: 36; Mayr, 1865: 77 (in key); Borgmeier, 1936b: 52; Borgmeier, 1953: 9, 13; Borgmeier, 1955: 223 (redescription); Kempf, 1972b: 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 Eciton bellicosum: Borgmeier, 1936b: 52; Borgmeier, 1953: 16; Borgmeier, 1955: 223; Kempf, 1972b: 102; Bolton, 1995b: 184.
• Senior synonym of Eciton ferox: Borgmeier, 1953: 13, 16; Borgmeier, 1955: 223; Kempf, 1972b: 102; Bolton, 1995b: 184.
• Senior synonym of Eciton hamatum quitensis: Borgmeier, 1953: 9; Borgmeier, 1955: 223; Kempf, 1972b: 102; Bolton, 1995b: 184

Junior synonyms

• Eciton bellicosum Santschi, 1921
• Eciton ferox Santschi, 1920
• Eciton hamatum quitensis Forel, 1921

Citations

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