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RETTENMEYER ARMY ANT GUEST SPECIMEN DETAILS
AAGC-000297
Eciton burchellii
ARMY ANT SPECIMEN
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TAXON ID
AAGC No.
000297
Taxon Type
Army Ant
Species Name
Eciton burchellii
Authority
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Subclass
Order
Hymenoptera
Cohort
Superfamily
Family
Formicidae
Subfamily
Dorylinae
Tribe
Ant ID Notes
ID not recorded on original label; probably Eciton burchellii based on field card
Guest ID Notes
COLONY DATA
Colony ID No.
E-55-B-II
Colony Taxon ID
Eciton burchellii
Host Ant/Colony Label Name
Colony Notes
Colony noted as "lab colony" and "B-II" on field card
SPECIMEN ATTRIBUTES
Type Status
Kind
Jar
Container Volume
64 oz.
Preservation
Molecular Voucher
No
Life Cycle Stage
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 11
Specimen Notes
1 original label: "B.C.I. #985 B-II Colony taken 27-II-55 Formaldehyde 7-III-55 Jar 2"; New label added 15-Jun-2016
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 not recorded on specimen label
COLLECTION EVENT INFORMATION
Collection Date
(YYYY-MM-DD)
1955-03-07
Collection Time
(HH:MM)
Collected By
Carl W. Rettenmeyer
Collection Method
Collection Event Notes
ASSOCIATED RECORDS
Specimen(s)
Army Ant
( 0 )
Guest
( 0 )
Field No ID(s)
CWR-985
Kodachrome No(s).
Associated Record Notes
RECORD DATA
Date
(YYYY-MM-DD)
Action
User Name
2019-06-28
Created
B. Barbeau
Image
Caption
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