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Eciton hamatum (Fabricius, 1793)

Formica hamata Fabricius, 1793:364,Cajennae (Mus. Dom. Yeats). - As Eciton hamata: - Smith, 1855Smith, F. 1855. Descriptions of some species of Brazilian ants belonging to the genera Pseudomyrma, Eciton and Myrmica (with observations on their economy by Mr. H. W. Bates). Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 3 (3):156-169. (distribution); Smith, 1858Smith, F. 1858. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London. 216 pp, 14 pl. (distribution). - As Eciton hamatum: - Wheeler, 1921Wheeler, W.M. 1921. Observations on army ants in British Guiana. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 56 (8):291-328. (distribution); Mann, 1922Mann, W.M. 1922. Ants from Honduras and Guatemala. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 61:1-54. (distribution); Watkins, 1982Watkins, J.F. 1982. The army ants of Mexico (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ecitoninae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 55 (2):197-247. (distribution); Starr & Hook, 2003Starr, C.K. & Hook, A.W. 2003. The aculeate Hymenoptera of Trinidad, West Indies. Occasional Papers o the Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies 12:1-31. (distribution); Fernández & Sendoya, 2004Fernández, F. & S. Sendoya 2004. List of Neotropical ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Biota Colombiana 5 (1):3-93. (distribution); Vanoye-Eligio et al., 2020Vanoye-Eligio, M., J.V. HortaVega, V. Vanoye-Eligio, M. Rosas-Mejía & L.J. Estrada Ramírez 2020. Review of Occurrence of Vespoidea (Hymenoptera) in the State of Campeche, Mexico. Journal of Entomological Science 55 (3):366-381. (distribution); AntWeb, 2023AntWeb 2023. Ants. . (distribution).

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Area distribution map

map of Eciton hamatum (Fabricius, 1793)

Distribution

BLZBelize
 (Fernández & Sendoya, 2004; AntWeb, 2023)
BOLBolivia
 (Fernández & Sendoya, 2004)
BRABrazil
 (Smith, 1855; Smith, 1858; Fernández & Sendoya, 2004)
COLColombia
 (Fernández & Sendoya, 2004; AntWeb, 2023)
CRICosta Rica
 (Fernández & Sendoya, 2004; AntWeb, 2023)
ECUEcuador
 (Fernández & Sendoya, 2004)
GTMGuatemala
 (AntWeb, 2023)
GUFFrench Guiana
 (Fabricius, 1793; Smith, 1858; Fernández & Sendoya, 2004; AntWeb, 2023)
GUYGuyana
 (Wheeler, 1921; Fernández & Sendoya, 2004; AntWeb, 2023)
HNDHonduras
 (Mann, 1922; AntWeb, 2023)
MEXMexico
 (Fernández & Sendoya, 2004; AntWeb, 2023)
MEX-CamMexico - Campeche
 (Watkins, 1982; Vanoye-Eligio et al., 2020)
MEX-ChsMexico - Chiapas
 (Watkins, 1982)
MEX-OaxMexico - Oaxaca
 (Watkins, 1982)
MEX-VdIMexico - Veracruz
 (Watkins, 1982)
MEX-YucMexico - Yucatán
 (Watkins, 1982)
NICNicaragua
 (Fernández & Sendoya, 2004; AntWeb, 2023)
PANPanama
 (Fernández & Sendoya, 2004; AntWeb, 2023)
PERPeru
 (Fernández & Sendoya, 2004)
SURSuriname
 (Fernández & Sendoya, 2004; AntWeb, 2023)
TTOTrinidad and Tobago
 (Starr & Hook, 2003; AntWeb, 2023)
VENVenezuela
 (AntWeb, 2023)

Literature

  • AntWeb 2023. Ants. .
  • Fabricius, J.C. 1793. Entomologia Systematica emendata et aucta. Vol. 2. Christian Gottlieb Proft, Hafniae. viii + 519 pp.
  • Fernández, F. & S. Sendoya 2004. List of Neotropical ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Biota Colombiana 5 (1):3-93.
  • Mann, W.M. 1922. Ants from Honduras and Guatemala. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 61:1-54.
  • Smith, F. 1855. Descriptions of some species of Brazilian ants belonging to the genera Pseudomyrma, Eciton and Myrmica (with observations on their economy by Mr. H. W. Bates). Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 3 (3):156-169.
  • Smith, F. 1858. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London. 216 pp, 14 pl.
  • Starr, C.K. & Hook, A.W. 2003. The aculeate Hymenoptera of Trinidad, West Indies. Occasional Papers o the Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies 12:1-31.
  • Vanoye-Eligio, M., J.V. HortaVega, V. Vanoye-Eligio, M. Rosas-Mejía & L.J. Estrada Ramírez 2020. Review of Occurrence of Vespoidea (Hymenoptera) in the State of Campeche, Mexico. Journal of Entomological Science 55 (3):366-381.
  • Watkins, J.F. 1982. The army ants of Mexico (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ecitoninae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 55 (2):197-247.
  • Wheeler, W.M. 1921. Observations on army ants in British Guiana. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 56 (8):291-328.