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AAGC-000088 Eciton burchellii (Westwood)

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TAXON ID

AAGC No.	000088
Taxon Type	Army Ant
Species Name	Eciton burchellii
Authority	(Westwood)
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Subclass
Order	Hymenoptera
Cohort
Superfamily
Family	Formicidae
Subfamily	Dorylinae
Tribe
Ant ID Notes	"Eciton burchellii" same for all samples of Colony No. 55-B-IV
Guest ID Notes

COLONY DATA

Colony ID No.	E-55-B-IV
Colony Taxon ID	Eciton burchellii
Host Ant/Colony Label Name	Eciton burchellii
Colony Notes	Colony data from field card

SPECIMEN ATTRIBUTES

Type Status
Kind	Jar
Container Volume	4 oz.
Preservation	70% EtOH
Molecular Voucher	No
Life Cycle Stage	Larva
Sex
Caste
Host Ant Sex
Host Ant Caste
Site On Host Ant
Specimen Lot	No	Quantity
Mixed Lot	No
Citation
Deposited By
Identified By
Location in Collection	Spirit Room Row 22, Shelf 7
Specimen Notes	1 original label; "Dried up, 70% ethanol added Sept. 2006" on original lid

LOCALITY

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
Coordinates
Elevation
Locality Notes	Locality from field card

COLLECTION EVENT INFORMATION

Collection Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	1955-03-16
Collection Time (HH:MM)
Collected By	[Carl W. Rettenmeyer]
Collection Method
Collection Event Notes	Collector and date from field card

ASSOCIATED RECORDS

Specimen(s)	Army Ant	( 0 )
Specimen(s)	Guest	( 0 )
Field No ID(s)	CWR-1031
Kodachrome No(s).
Associated Record Notes	Field No. on original label as "1031E"

RECORD DATA

Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Action	User Name
2019-06-24	Created	B. Barbeau
2019-09-27	Modified	P. Lopez Dineen

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