Eciton uncinatum

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Eciton uncinatum Borgmeier, 1953 valid

Eciton uncinatum Borgmeier, 1953: 21, fig. 1 (m.) ECUADOR. Neotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype male. Primary type locality: Ecuador: Chimborazo, ix.1894 (Rosenberg). Primary type depository: MZSP. Primary type specimen: MZSP0082300, MZSP0082301 (head). Type notes: Ulysséa et al., 2025: Table S1, confirm holotype male in MZSP.

Status as species: Borgmeier, 1955: 275 (redescription); Kempf, 1972b: 103; Watkins, 1976: 10 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 186.

Citations

Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp.
Borgmeier, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Studia Entomologica 2:1-51. PDF
Borgmeier, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Studia Entomologica 3:1-720. PDF
Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da região Neotropical. Studia Entomologica 15:3-344. PDF
Ulysséa, M. A.; Santos, S.; Moleiro, H. P.; Brandão, C. R. F.; Camacho, G. P. 2025. The MZSP Ant Type Collection: a complete catalogue and digital resource for global access. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 145 (3):blaf034, 17 pp. [online early] 10.1093/biolinnean/blaf034 PDF
Watkins, J. F., II 1976. The identification and distribution of New World army ants (Dorylinae: Formicidae). Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 102 pp. PDF

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