Eciton rufonigrum, Jerdon, T. C., 1851

Jerdon, T. C., 1851, A catalogue of the species of ants found in southern India., Madras Journal of Literature and Science 17, pp. 103-127 : 111

publication ID

4764

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FB264387-6556-4A30-B9E3-B490D5A1293A

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6297872

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B2F67113-7D8C-956C-C1B2-3C088A777178

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scientific name

Eciton rufonigrum
status

N. S.

14. ECITON? rufonigrum   HNS , N. S.

Worker, length about 11 - 24 th of an inch; head square; antennae short, first joint thickened; very long palpi, eyes large, lateral, posterior; jaws somewhat linear, oblong, with two strong teeth at the external angle, and bluntly toothed in the rest of its extent; thorax slightly grooved; abdominal pedicles very little elevated first very long; abdomen long, ovoid; thorax, legs, abdominal pedicles and antenna; rufous, head and abdomen black. This ant is very common in the Carnatic, less so in Malabar. It makes its nests in holes of trees, old palings, bamboo rafters and such like; it does not care for sweets, is never seen on flowers, but devours dead animal matter. I have not seen the female. It stings very severely.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Eciton

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