Neivamyrmex sumichrasti
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Neivamyrmex sumichrasti is a species of doryline army ant in the genus Neivamyrmex. It is found in Central America, from southern Mexico to Costa Rica.
A Neivamyrmex sumichrasti ant seen in profile
A specimen seen from above.
A specimen's head, seen from the front.
Eciton
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Eciton is a New World army ant genus that contains the most familiar species of army ants. The most predominant and well-known species is Eciton burchellii, which is also more commonly known as "Balic
Neivamyrmex sumichrasti
…by Edward Norton in 1868, in commemoration of Swiss-Mexican naturalist François Sumichrast, who identified the species. Identification with the genus Eciton is now obsolete, and it is recognized as belonging to the genus Neivamyrmex. Neivamyrmex sumichrasti has a Central American distribution. It is found…
Eciton burchellii army ants
E. burchellii with larvae of a raided wasp nest
A trail of foraging E. burchellii