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AAGC-009904 Eciton mexicanum (Roger, 1863)

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TAXON ID

AAGC No.	009904
Taxon Type	Army Ant
Species Name	Eciton mexicanum
Authority	(Roger, 1863)
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Subclass
Order	Hymenoptera
Cohort
Superfamily
Family	Formicidae
Subfamily	Dorylinae
Tribe
Ant ID Notes
Guest ID Notes

COLONY DATA

Colony ID No.	E-1062
Colony Taxon ID	Eciton mexicanum
Host Ant/Colony Label Name	Eciton mexicanum
Colony Notes

SPECIMEN ATTRIBUTES

Type Status
Kind	Double Vial
Container Volume
Preservation	70% EtOH
Molecular Voucher	No
Life Cycle Stage	Adult
Sex	Female
Caste	Worker
Host Ant Sex
Host Ant Caste
Site On Host Ant
Specimen Lot	No	Quantity
Mixed Lot	Yes
Mixed Lot Taxon Groups	Ant, Army Ant
Mixed Lot Named Taxa	Formicidae
Citation
Deposited By
Identified By
Location in Collection
Specimen Notes	1 original label; prey

LOCALITY

Country	Ecuador
Primary Subdivision (State/Province)	Sucumbíos
Secondary Subdivision (Region/County/Parish)
Municipality (City/Town)	Limoncocha
Detailed Locality	Steam plant Rd. to Maint.
Coordinates	00° 24' S, 76° 36' W
Elevation	280 m
Locality Notes	Prov. Napo, Limoncocha

COLLECTION EVENT INFORMATION

Collection Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	1975-07-16
Collection Time (HH:MM)
Collected By	Carl W. Rettenmeyer \| Ruth Chadab
Collection Method
Collection Event Notes

ASSOCIATED RECORDS

Specimen(s)	Army Ant	( 0 )
Specimen(s)	Guest	( 0 )
Field No ID(s)	CWR-5513
Kodachrome No(s).
Associated Record Notes

RECORD DATA

Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Action	User Name
2019-07-15	Created	P. Dineen
2019-07-15	Modified	P. Dineen
2019-07-16	Modified	P. Dineen
2019-07-22	Modified	G. Goemans

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