| Ecitonini | |
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| Eciton burchellii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Superfamily: | Vespoidea |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ecitoninae |
| Tribe: | Ecitonini |
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Eciton |
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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.
Explore the New World Army Ant phylogeny: