Taxonomic history
[w. excluded from type-series, see: Borgmeier, 1955 PDF: 211.].[In the figure legends of Smith, 1855c PDF: 169 the name Eciton rapax is misspelled as Eciton raptor; incorrect subsequent spelling.].Mayr, 1886b PDF: 118 (w.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1974c PDF: 169 (l.); Rettenmeyer, 1974: 297 (q.m.).See also: Borgmeier, 1955 PDF: 211; Wheeler & Wheeler, 1984a PDF: 270.Eciton rapax, Smith , Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. iii. new ser.
Atta quadriglumis , Halid. Trans. Linn. Soc. xiv. 328.
Hab. Brazil (Para; Santarem; Ega).
This species is readily distinguished by its having the head, thorax, legs and nodes of the abdomen opake black, and the abdomen pale reddish yellow. Mr. Bates says, "This is the largest species of the genus that I have seen; its columns are narrower than those of the other species, in fact they generally run along in single file, and forage in the same way. I have found them carrying off great numbers of cocoons of a species of Formica ; I have searched the columns long and repeatedly without finding any individuals with large heads and long mandibles."
Eciton rapax is een mierensoort uit de onderfamilie van de Ecitoninae.[1][2] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1855 door Smith, F..
Bronnen, noten en/of referenties
Eciton rapax é uma espécie de formiga do gênero Eciton.[1]
