Cerapachys Smith, 1857

The, In, Esteves, Flávia A., Brandão, Carlos Roberto F. & Prado, Lívia P., 2011, The Type Specimens Of “ Dorylomorph ” Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae: Aenictinae, Ecitoninae, Cerapachyinae, Leptanilloidinae) Deposited In The Museu De Zoologia Da Universidade De São Paulo, Brazil, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 51 (22), pp. 341-357 : 341-357

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Genus Cerapachys Smith View in CoL

Cerapachys splendens Borgmeier, 1957: 107. Type [holotype]: 1 w. Cotypes [paratypes]: 6 w. Brasilien [ Brazil], [Santa Catarina], Nova Teutonia, 27°11’, 52°23’, vi and x.1954, Fritz Plaumann col. Paratype: one worker disarticulated L1 and L4, another worker disarticulated L1, L4 and head View in CoL .

Subfamily Ecitoninae View in CoL Tribe Ecitonini View in CoL

Genus Eciton Latreille

Eciton vagans subsp. allognathum Borgmei- er, 1955: 239. Cotypes [paratypes]: 2 m. Venez[uela], Caracas, 1921, [A.J.] Carranza, Rojas leg. One male missing left wings, other male disarticulated head, gaster, petiole, missing L1 and wings. Paratype: 1 w. (s.). Venez[uela], Puerto Cabello, 6.x.[18]93, Sievers leg., Georg Ges. det.

Eciton amazona Santschi, 1923b: 68 . Types [paratypes]: 13 w. (3 s.), Brazil, Pará, Monte Alegre, 1923, Reichensperger leg. One worker missing head and L1, L2, L4 and L5 (femur), other worker missing head, L1 and L4 (tarsi), other missing L1 (femur) and L4 (tarsi), one soldier missing L5 (femur) and two others missing L1 (femur). Junior synonym of Eciton hamatum Fabricius View in CoL : Borgmeier, 1953: 14. Comment: We found five workers (1 s.) (all on same pin) from the type locality labelled as “Types” by Santschi, 1925, bearing a label saying “ Eciton amazona v. lividior ”, a name not listed in Borgmeier (1953) or in Bolton, 1995. We do not consider these specimens as types.

Eciton mexicanum subsp. argentinum Borgmeier, 1955: 259. Cotype [paratype]: 1 w. (1 s.). [ Argentina], R [oque] S[áenz] Peña, Chaco, [no date, col. illegible] View in CoL .

Eciton bellicosum Santschi, 1921: 90 . Syntypes: 3 w. (2 s.). Guyane Française, S[ain]t Jean du Maroni, 1914, R. Benoist col., Museum Paris, # 7284. One soldier missing L3 (tarsi), other soldier missing A2 (funiculus) and one worker missing L2 (tarsi), L4 (claw), L6 (claw) and disarticulated L5 (tarsi). Junior synonym of Eciton drepanophorum Smith View in CoL : Borgmeier, 1936: 52.

Eciton (Eciton) conquistador Weber, 1949: 3 . Syntypes: 5 w. (2 s.). Panamá, Pequeni R [iver], 15.xii.[19]47, Schneirla [col.], # 84. One work- er missing L5. Considered as subspecies Eciton lucanoides conquistador View in CoL : Borgmeier, 1955: 264 .

Eciton dulcius subsp. crassinode Borgmeier, 1955: 209. Cotype [paratype]: 1 w. (1 s.). [ Panama], Barro Col[olorado] Isl[and, Canal Zone], 4.iii.[19]55, Schneirla leg. Comment: In the MZSP collection there are three workers (2 s.) with same data labeled as nidotypes .

Eciton vagans subsp. dispar Borgmeier, 1955: 244. Cotypes [paratypes]: 2 m., 1 w. (1 s.). [ Brazil], S[ão] P[aulo], Pindamonhangaba, 3.vii.[19]40, Schwarzmaier leg. One male missing wings, and another with disarticulated gaster, head and genitalia dissociated. Cotype [paratype]: 1 m. [ Brazil, Rio de Janeiro], Itatiaya [ Itatiaia], 13.iv. [19]29, J.F. Zikán leg. Missing genitalia. Paratype: 1 m. [ Brazil], Esp[írito] S[anto], S[anta] Teresa, [v. 28], O. Conde [leg.], # 4962. Right wings disarticulated View in CoL .

Eciton vagans var. francanum Santschi, 1923a: 1260 . Cotype [syntype]: 1 w. [ Brazil], S[ão] P[aulo], Franca, MP # 15768, # 1877. Junior synonym of Eciton vagans dubitatum Emery View in CoL : Borgmeier 1955: 229.

Eciton vagans fur Borgmeier, 1955: 245 View in CoL . Type [holotype]: 1 m. Paratypes: 1 m., 2 w. (1 s.). [ Brazil], Pernambuco, Tapera , xi.1929, Pickel leg. Holotype: disarticulated right wings. Paratype: One male disarticulated gaster and head, genitalia dissociated, missing left forewings and L4 .

Eciton mexicanum subsp. goianum Borgmeier, 1955: 258 View in CoL . Types [paratypes]: 1 g., 1 w. (1 s.). Brasil, Goiás, Campinas [Goiânia], [26. xi.1935], Schwarzmaier [col.], Coll. Borgmeier, nr. 5553 .

Eciton burchelli jeanae Weber, 1941: 329 . Cotypes [syntypes]: 3 w. (1 s.). B[ritish] Guiana, Oronoque R [iver], 02°42’[N], 21.vii.1936, N.A. Weber, [#] 582. Junior synonym of Eciton burchelli st. cupiens Santschi : Borgmeier, 1955: 178.

Eciton lucanoides Emery, 1894: 176. Syntype: 1 w. Peru, Cumbasa, [no date, no col.]. Missing L 1, disarticulated L2 View in CoL .

Eciton hamatum var. mattogrossensis Luederwaldt, 1920: 4 . Cotypes [syntypes]: 2 w. [ Brazil], Mato Grosso, S[ão] L[uiz de] Cáceres, [no date, E. Garbe leg.], [#] 19608. Junior synonym of Eciton hamatum Fabricius View in CoL : Borgmeier, 1953: 10.

Eciton vagans subsp. mutatum Borgmeier, 1955: 242 View in CoL . Holotype: 1 g. C[osta] R [ica], S[na] José, H. Schmidt, coll. Borgm[eier], # 5948. Paratypes: 1 g., 2 m., 3 w. (1 s.). Costa Rica, Hamburg Farm , [no date, no col], Nevermann leg. One male missing wings, one worker missing L1. Types [paratypes]: 1 m., 1 w. (1 s.) . Costa Rica, San José, [no date, no col.]. One worker disarticulated head. One male missing wings. Comment: There is one pupa on the same pin of the worker, but it is not mentioned in the original publication. We do not consider it a type.

Eciton mexicanum subsp. panamense Borgmeier, 1955: 257 View in CoL . Types [paratypes]: 1 w., 1 g. [ Panama], Barro Col[orado] Is[land], 29.iii.[19]46, [Schneirla col.], Cotypes [paratypes]: 3 w. (1 s.). Panamá, Pequeni River , 16.xii.[19]47, R. Schneirla col.

Eciton pittieri Forel, 1899: 24 . Cotype [syntype]: 1 w. Costa Rica, Buenos Ayres [Aires, no date], Pittier [leg.], coll. Forel. Missing L5. Combination in Eciton (Labidus) : Emery, 1910: 23; in Eciton (Holcopone) : Santschi: 1925: 11. Junior synonym of Eciton hamatum Fabricius View in CoL : Borgmeier, 1953: 9.

Eciton setigaster Borgmeier, 1953: 22. Paratypes: 3 m. Bolívia, Tropical region, Chaparé, 400 m, 5.xii.1949, Zischka leg. View in CoL , nr. 11864. One male missing head. Paratype: 1 m. Peru, Tingo Maria , Rio Huallaga, 700 m., 1940, leg. Weyrauch. Paratype: 1 m. Peru, Tingo Maria , 670 m., [no date], leg. Weyrauch.

Eciton uncinatum Borgmeier, 1953: 21. Holotype: 1 m. Ecuador, Chimbo [razo], sept.[ix].[18]94, Rosenberg [leg.], 99-104. Male missing W3 and W4. View in CoL

Eciton burchelli r. urichi Forel, 1899: 24 . Syntypes: 3 w. Trinidad, [no date], Urichi col. Junior synonym of Eciton foreli : Borgmeier, 1930: 404. Revived from synonymy as subspecies of Eciton burchellii urichi Forel, Weber, 1941: 329 View in CoL .

Eciton vagans Oliver, 1792: 501 View in CoL . Cotypes [syntypes]: 8 w. (2 s.). Costa Rica, San José, H. Schmidt [col.], R. Reichensperger leg., coll. Borgmeier, nr. 5948 .

Eciton velutatus Menozzi, 1926: 30 . Cotype [syntype]: 1 m. Costa Rica, Orosi. Missing left wings and torn right wings, disarticulated L3, gaster and petiole. Junior synonym of Eciton jansoni Forel View in CoL : Borgmeier 1953: 11.

BOLTON, B. 1995. A New General Catalogue of the Ants of the World. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

BORGMEIER, T. 1930. Duas rainhas de Eciton e algumas outras formigas brasileiras. Archivos do Instituto Biologico, 3: 21 - 40.

BORGMEIER, T. 1936. Sobre algumas formigas dos generos Eciton e Cheliomyrmex (Hym. Formicidae). Archivos do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, 3: 51 - 68.

BORGMEIER, T. 1953. Vorarbeiten zu einer Revision der neotropischen Wanderameisen. Studia Entomologica, 2: 1 - 51.

BORGMEIER, T. 1955. Die Wanderameisen der neotropischen Region. Studia Entomologica, 3: 1 - 720.

BORGMEIER, T. 1957. Myrmecologische Studien, I. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 29: 103 - 128.

EMERY, C. 1894. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. VI-XVI. Bullettino della Societa Entomologica Italiana, 26: 137 - 241.

EMERY, C. 1910. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Dorylinae. In: Wytsman, P. A. G. Genera Insectorum. Bruxelles, v. 102, 34 pp.

FOREL, A. 1899. Formicidae. [part]. In: Biologia Centrali- Americana. Hymenoptera, London. v. 3, 24 pp.

LUEDERWALDT, H. 1920. Neue Brasilianische Ameisen. Sao Paulo: Weiszflog Irmaos, 14 pp.

MENOZZI, C. 1926. Due nuove specie di Eciton Latr. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Folia Myrmecologica et Termitologica, 1: 29 - 32.

SANTSCHI, F. 1921. Ponerinae, Dorylinae et quelques autres formicides neotropiques. Bulletin de la Societe Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles, 54: 81 - 103.

SANTSCHI, F. 1923 b. Pheidole et quelques autres fourmis neotropiques. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique, 63: 45 - 69.

SANTSCHI, F. 1923 a. Descriptions de quelques nouvelles fourmis du Bresil. Revista do Museu Paulista, 13: 1255 - 1264.

SANTSCHI, F. 1925. Nouvelles fourmis bresiliennes. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique, 64: 5 - 20.

WEBER, N. A. 1941. The rediscovery of the queen of Eciton (Labidus) coecum Latr. (Hym.: Formicidae). American Midland Naturalist, 26: 325 - 329.

WEBER, N. A. 1949. A new Panama Eciton (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). American Museum Novitates, 1441: 1 - 8.

R

Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile

MZSP

Sao Paulo, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo

MP

Mohonk Preserve, Inc.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae