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Colony ID No. E-156 Eciton burchellii (Westwood)

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TAXON ID

Colony ID No.	E-156
Given Name	Eciton burchellii
Given Authority	(Westwood)
Accepted Name	Eciton burchellii
Accepted Authority	(Westwood)
Colony ID Determined By	[Carl W. Rettenmeyer]
Colony ID Verified?	No
Family	Formicidae
Subfamily	Dorylinae
Tribe
Equivalent Colony?
Colony ID Notes	"E-148 + E-156" was noted on multiple specimens and cards when two colonies intersected. See E-148 for additional specimens.

RECORD DATA

Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Action	User Name
2017-05-24	Created	B. Barbeau
2017-07-12	Modified	B. Barbeau
2018-10-15	Modified	B. Barbeau
2018-12-05	Modified	B. Barbeau
2019-01-09	Modified	B. Barbeau

LOCALITY

Collector	[Carl W. & Marian E. Rettenmeyer]
Colony Notebook Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	1956-04-30
Country	Panama
Primary Subdivision (State/Province)	Panamá Oeste
Secondary Subdivision (Region/County/Parish)
Municipality (City/Town)	Barro Colorado Island
Detailed Locality	Canal Zone, Barro Colorado Island, S-M [Snyder-Molino trail] 4.5
Elevation
Coordinates
Activity	Bivouac, Refuse Deposit
Locality Notes

ASSOCIATED RECORDS

Specimen(s)

Army Ant ( 3 )	Scorpion ( 0 )
Ant ( 0 )	Spider ( 1 )
Beetle ( 0 )	Silverfish ( 0 )
Fly ( 1 )	Springtail ( 0 )
Millipede ( 0 )	Wasp ( 0 )
Mite ( 71 )	Other ( 0 )

Field No. ID(s)

Kodachrome No(s).

Associated Record Notes

Sample Codes from Colony Notebook: male [symbol], C, L, G, queen [female symbol], RD