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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps » Vespoidea » Ants (Formicidae) » Army Ants (Ecitoninae)

Subfamily Ecitoninae - Army Ants

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
ants - Neivamyrmex ant - Neivamyrmex - male ant - Neivamyrmex Wasp at black light - Neivamyrmex Sausage Fly - Neivamyrmex swainsonii Sausage Fly - Neivamyrmex swainsonii Hymenoptera at the patio light - Neivamyrmex opacithorax Hymenoptera at the patio light - Neivamyrmex opacithorax
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily Vespoidea
Family Formicidae (Ants)
Subfamily Ecitoninae (Army Ants)
Other Common Names
Legionary ants, Driver ants
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
New World army ants are often placed in the subfamily Ecitoninae.
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by Bug Eric, waspGeorge
Last updated 19 December, 2007 - 3:04pm

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