Eciton vagans
| Eciton vagans | |
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| Eciton vagans worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Eciton |
| Species: | E. vagans |
| Binomial name | |
| Eciton vagans Olivier, 1792 | |
| Subspecies[1] | |
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Eciton vagans allognathum | |
Eciton vagans is a species of New World army ant in the genus Eciton. It occurs in dry and wet forest habitats, occupying a range extending from Mexico to throughout Costa Rica and possibly Panama and Colombia. Raids are always in columns and are distinguished in being usually nocturnal; preferred prey commonly include other ants.[2] It is closely related to the Eciton burchellii species.
References
- ↑ "Eciton vagans". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
- ↑ Longino, John T. (16 July 2005). "Formicidae: Eciton angustatum". The Evergreen State College.
- Wheeler, W. M. (December 1912). "The Male of Eciton vagans Olivier". Psyche (Cambridge Entomological Club) 19 (6): 206–207. doi:10.1155/1912/79201.
External links
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Media related to Eciton vagans at Wikimedia Commons - Eciton vagans
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