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Colony ID No. E-401 Eciton burchellii (Westwood)

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TAXON ID

Colony ID No.	E-401
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	Queen (from label on unit tray only) indicate colony E-401 is Eciton burchellii parvispinum (looks like CWR's writing); kodachromes KOD3218 to KOD3226, KOD3242 and KOD3243 indicate colony E-401 is Eciton burchellii foreli!

RECORD DATA

Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Action	User Name
2017-06-05	Created	B. Barbeau
2018-12-03	Modified	G. Goemans
2019-02-11	Modified	G. Goemans
2019-05-09	Modified	B. Barbeau
2023-12-20	Modified	K. Menard

LOCALITY

Collector	[Carl W. Rettenmeyer]
Colony Notebook Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	1965-06-28
Country	Costa Rica
Primary Subdivision (State/Province)	Puntarenas
Secondary Subdivision (Region/County/Parish)	Osa Canton
Municipality (City/Town)	Palmar Sur
Detailed Locality	Costa Rica: c. 6 miles NW Palmar Sur
Elevation
Coordinates
Activity	Raid Column
Locality Notes

ASSOCIATED RECORDS

Specimen(s)

Army Ant ( 17 )	Scorpion ( 0 )
Ant ( 0 )	Spider ( 0 )
Beetle ( 0 )	Silverfish ( 0 )
Fly ( 1 )	Springtail ( 0 )
Millipede ( 0 )	Wasp ( 0 )
Mite ( 20 )	Other ( 0 )

Field No. ID(s)

Kodachrome No(s).

Associated Record Notes

Sample Codes from Colony Notebook: B, C, G, queen [female symbol], E