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AAGC-001009 Eciton hamatum (Fabricius)

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TAXON ID

AAGC No.	001009
Taxon Type	Army Ant
Species Name	Eciton hamatum
Authority	(Fabricius)
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Subclass
Order	Hymenoptera
Cohort
Superfamily
Family	Formicidae
Subfamily	Dorylinae
Tribe
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COLONY DATA

Colony ID No.	D-313
Colony Taxon ID	Eciton hamatum
Host Ant/Colony Label Name
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SPECIMEN ATTRIBUTES

Type Status
Kind	Vial
Container Volume	2 drams
Preservation	70% EtOH
Molecular Voucher	No
Life Cycle Stage	Adult
Sex	Female
Caste	Worker, Soldier
Host Ant Sex
Host Ant Caste
Site On Host Ant
Specimen Lot	Yes	Quantity	24
Citation
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Location in Collection
Specimen Notes	2 original labels: "22 [worker symbol], 2 [major symbol]

LOCALITY

Country	Costa Rica
Primary Subdivision (State/Province)	Puntarenas
Secondary Subdivision (Region/County/Parish)
Municipality (City/Town)	San Vito
Detailed Locality	6 km. S. San Vito
Coordinates	8° 42' N, 83° 00' W
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COLLECTION EVENT INFORMATION

Collection Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	1967-03-14
Collection Time (HH:MM)
Collected By	Thomas A. Eddy
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ASSOCIATED RECORDS

Specimen(s)	Army Ant	( 0 )
Specimen(s)	Guest	( 0 )
Field No ID(s)
Kodachrome No(s).
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RECORD DATA

Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Action	User Name
2019-08-05	Created	B. Barbeau

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