Ecitonini

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Ecitonini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Suborder: Apocrita Superfamily: Vespoidea Family: Formicidae Subfamily: Ecitoninae Tribe: Ecitonini
Genera
Eciton Labidus Neivamyrmex Nomamyrmex

The New World army ant tribe Ecitonini contains most of the familiar species of army ants. The genus Neivamyrmex is the largest of all army ant genera, containing some 120 species, most in the Neotropics but some with ranges in the United States.

[edit] External links

• Current Debate in Army Ant Taxonomy

Explore the New World Army Ant phylogeny:

• Tree of Life - Ecitoninae pages

[edit] References

• Wilson, E.O., and B. Hölldobler (1990) The Ants (Pulitzer Prize)