Talk:Eciton burchellii

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[edit] Eciton burchellii or Eciton burchelli

There is some controversy over whether the species name is Eciton burchellii or Eciton burchelli; I have seen both equally used. However, according to this source, E. burchellii was the original name and, due to taxonomic rules being recently stricter in adhering to the original form, the historically correct one. Perhaps someone could shed some light on this? Also, I have taken the liberty of moving this page from Eciton burchelli to Eciton burchellii - if this is a mistake, please move it back. +A.Ou 00:39, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

I think www.antbase.org is a more comprehensive and authoritative reference. This Gives E. burchellii as the valid name. Shyamal 01:45, 11 February 2007 (UTC)