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| Eciton | |
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| E. burchellii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Eciton Latreille, 1804 |
| Type species | |
| Formica hamata[1] | |
| Diversity[2] | |
| 12 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Camptognatha Gray, 1832 | |
Eciton is a New World army ant genus that contains the most familiar species of army ants. The most predominant and well-known species is Eciton burchellii, which is also more commonly known as the army ant and is considered the type species.
Eciton burchellii and Eciton hamatum are the most visible and best studied of the New World army ants because they forage above ground and during the day, in enormous raiding swarms. Their range stretches from southern Mexico to the northern part of Argentina.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
AWEcitonwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Eciton". AntCat. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ Pérez-Espona, Sílvia (22 March 2021). "Eciton Army Ants—Umbrella Species for Conservation in Neotropical Forests". Diversity. 13 (3): 136. doi:10.3390/d13030136.
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