See Also:
Eciton vagans allognathum,
Eciton vagans angustatum,
Eciton vagans dispar,
Eciton vagans dubitatum,
Eciton vagans fur,
Eciton vagans mutatum
Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2021)
Extant: 6 valid subspecies
Formica vagans Olivier, 1792: 501 (w.) FRENCH GUIANA. Neotropic. Primary type information: Type-material: holotype(?) worker. Type-locality: French Guiana: Cayenne (
Tugni). Type-depository: unknown (perhaps MNHN). Type notes: No indication of number of specimens is given.
AntCat AntWiki Taxonomic history
Status as species:
Latreille, 1802a PDF: 243;
Smith, 1855c PDF: 162;
Smith, 1858a PDF: 151;
Mayr, 1863a PDF: 409;
Roger, 1863b PDF: 36;
Mayr, 1886b PDF: 118 (in key);
Emery, 1890b PDF: 55;
Emery, 1890c PDF: 38;
Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 6;
Emery, 1894d PDF: 178;
Emery, 1894l PDF: 45;
Forel, 1895b PDF: 121;
Emery, 1896h PDF: 625;
Forel, 1899b PDF: 24;
Forel, 1899j: 273;
Wheeler, 1907b PDF: 271;
Forel, 1908a PDF: 64;
Forel, 1909a PDF: 246;
Emery, 1910b PDF: 21;
Forel, 1912d PDF: 42;
Mann, 1916 PDF: 420;
Luederwaldt, 1918 PDF: 37;
Santschi, 1920d PDF: 363;
Borgmeier, 1923: 40;
Santschi, 1923g PDF: 1259;
Menozzi, 1931d PDF: 188;
Borgmeier, 1934 PDF: 93;
Eidmann, 1936a PDF: 28;
Borgmeier, 1939 PDF: 405;
Borgmeier, 1948b PDF: 459;
Borgmeier, 1953 PDF: 13;
Borgmeier, 1955 PDF: 229 (redescription);
Kempf, 1961b PDF: 486;
Kempf, 1970b PDF: 323;
Kempf, 1972b PDF: 103;
Watkins, 1976 PDF: 9 (in key);
Watkins, 1982 PDF: 209 (in key);
Wheeler & Wheeler, 1984a PDF: 270;
Bolton, 1995b: 186;
Palacio, 1999: 151 (in key);
Wild, 2007b PDF: 25;
Branstetter & Sáenz, 2012 PDF: 254;
Palacio, 2019 PDF: 601.
Senior synonym of
Eciton simillima:
Smith, 1858a PDF: 151;
Mayr, 1863a PDF: 409;
Roger, 1863b PDF: 36;
Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 6;
Forel, 1895b PDF: 121;
Forel, 1899b PDF: 24;
Emery, 1910b PDF: 21;
Borgmeier, 1923: 40;
Borgmeier, 1953 PDF: 16;
Borgmeier, 1955 PDF: 229;
Kempf, 1972b PDF: 103;
Bolton, 1995b: 186.
// Distribution
Distribution:
Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists)
: Americas: Brazil,
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guatemala,
Guyana,
Mexico,
Nicaragua,
Panama,
Paraguay,
Suriname,
Trinidad and Tobago Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists)
: Neotropical
Distribution Notes:
Paraguay: Caaguazú, Cordillera
Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)
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Eciton vagans |
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Wild, A. L., 2007, A catalogue of the ants of Paraguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 1622, pp. 1-55: 25, (download) |
25 |
21367
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Eciton vagans |
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Borgmeier, T., 1939, Nova contribuição para o conhecimento das formigas neotropicais (Hym. Formicidae)., Revista de Entomologia, São Paulo 10, pp. 403-428: 405-406, (download) |
405-406 |
6484
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Eciton vagans |
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Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London: British Museum, pp. -1--1: 151, (download) |
151 |
8127
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Specimen Habitat Summary
Found most commonly in these habitats: 7 times found in Semideciduous seasonal forest, 1 times found in tropical wet forest, 1 times found in rainforest, 1 times found in cloud forest, 1 times found in coffee finca, 3 times found in Tropical hardwood forest, 1 times found in 2∫ cloud forest, 1 times found in tropical moist forest, 1 times found in 2º cloud forest, 1 times found in pasture.
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 4 times column on ground, 2 times ground forager(s), 2 times raiding trail, 1 times swarm on ground, 1 times raiding trail over 90ft.
Collected most commonly using these methods: 5 times hand collecting, 4 times direct collection, 1 times raiding column, 3 times Epigaeic pitfall.
Elevations: collected from 50 - 1350 meters, 538 meters average
Collect Date Range: collected between 1936-07-18 and 2015-03-25
Type specimens: Holotype of Eciton simillima: casent0902633; Holotype of Eciton integrum: casent0911389
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Mexico
United States
India
Madagascar
Canada
Brazil
China
Greece
Spain
Australia
