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Eciton vagans
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Ants, bees & wasps

Eciton vagans

Names

English—
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese游荡游蚁
Sranan Tongomira (general name for the group)
Scientific nameEciton vagans (Olivier, 1792)

About this species

Eciton vagans is a species of New World army ant in the genus Eciton. It occurs in dry and wet forest habitats, occupying a range extending from Mexico to throughout Costa Rica and possibly Panama and Colombia. Raids are always in columns and are distinguished in being usually nocturnal; preferred prey commonly include other ants. It is closely related to the Eciton burchellii species.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyFormicidae
GenusEciton

In Suriname

3Records in Suriname
2010First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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