Eciton rufipes, 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 : 112

publication ID

4764

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6297876

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2B7FA8AE-0DDA-2C88-8F80-139F5CEB237F

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scientific name

Eciton rufipes
status

N. S.

16. Eciton rufipes   HNS , N. S.

Worker, length 11 - 48 th of an inch; head oblong; eyes very large, slightly advanced; thorax considerably grooved, abdominal pedicles long, low; abdomen long, ovate, black with rufous legs.

I have only found this species on one occasion under a stone in the Salem district, and know not if it has the dendrophilous habits of the two last.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Eciton

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