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Colony ID No. E-889 Eciton mexicanum Roger

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TAXON ID

Colony ID No.	E-889
Given Name	Eciton mexicanum
Given Authority	Roger
Accepted Name	Eciton mexicanum
Accepted Authority	Roger
Colony ID Determined By	Ruth Chadab
Colony ID Verified?	No
Family	Formicidae
Subfamily	Dorylinae
Tribe
Equivalent Colony?
Colony ID Notes	Chadab determination: 1/77; collector may be Kazan

RECORD DATA

Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Action	User Name
2017-06-05	Created	B. Barbeau
2018-06-28	Modified	J. O'Donnell
2019-05-09	Modified	B. Barbeau

LOCALITY

Collector	[Carl W. Rettenmeyer]
Colony Notebook Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	1972-07-30
Country	Ecuador
Primary Subdivision (State/Province)	Sucumbíos
Secondary Subdivision (Region/County/Parish)
Municipality (City/Town)	Limoncocha
Detailed Locality	At Atta nest
Elevation
Coordinates
Activity	Emigration Column
Locality Notes

ASSOCIATED RECORDS

Specimen(s)

Army Ant ( 6 )	Scorpion ( 0 )
Ant ( 0 )	Spider ( 0 )
Beetle ( 0 )	Silverfish ( 1 )
Fly ( 0 )	Springtail ( 0 )
Millipede ( 0 )	Wasp ( 0 )
Mite ( 0 )	Other ( 0 )

Field No. ID(s)

CWR-4895

Kodachrome No(s).

Associated Record Notes

Sample Codes from Colony Notebook: queen [female symbol]; marked (p. 4861)