Complex sentence: The species was referred to as "Eciton burchellii" in the original publication; the double "i" was subsequently deemed unnecessary in the later 1800s by taxonomists, and so the name became "Eciton burchelli".
Split into simpler sentences: The species was referred to as "Eciton burchellii" in the original publication. The double "i" was subsequently deemed unnecessary in the later 1800s by taxonomists, and hence the name became "Eciton burchelli".