Aenictus pubescens
Aenictus pubescens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
Genus: | Aenictus |
Species: | A. pubescens |
Binomial name | |
Aenictus pubescens Smith, F., 1859 |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: India (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
Estimated Abundance
Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
Biology
Castes
Images from AntWeb
Holotype of Aenictus pubescens. Male (alate). Specimen code casent0902693. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- pubescens. Aenictus pubescens Smith, F. 1859b: 10, pl. 2, fig. 17 (m.) INDIA (no state data,“Northern India”).
- Type-material: holotype male.
- Type-locality: India: “Northern India” (no further data).
- Type-depository: BMNH.
- Status as species: Roger, 1863b: 41; Mayr, 1863: 394; Smith, F. 1871a: 336; Dalla Torre, 1893: 8; Forel, 1901a: 469; Bingham, 1903: 10; Emery, 1910b: 31; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 16; Wilson, 1964a: 483; Bolton, 1995b: 60; Bharti, Guénard, et al. 2016: 21.
- Distribution: India.
Description
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from (Bingham 1903)
Male
Length 3 ½ lines (about 7.5 mm)
Rufo-testaceous, densely clothed with pale pubescence: the head black and shining, the mandibles and antennae rufo-testaceous; the ocelli in a curve on the vertex and situated on the side of a central elevation; the mandibles long and curved. The thorax obscure ferruginous; wings hyaline and iridescent, the nervures and stigma brown.
Abdomen densely clothed with long silky decumbent pubescence; the peduncle deeply concave above and channeled in the middle, slightly rounded at the sides; the peduncle of the same width as the 2nd segment, the terminal segment obtuse.
" Hab. Northern India." (Smith.)
I have quoted in full Mr. Smith's original description, as the species is unknown to me except from the mutilated type in the British Museum, which is minus the pedicel and abdomen.
References
- Smith, F. 1859c. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VII. Dorylidae and Thynnidae. London: British Museum, 76 pp. (page 10, pl. 2, fig. 17 male described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Bharti H. 2011. List of Indian ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Halteres 3: 79-87.
- Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
- Chapman, J.W. and S.R. Capco. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monographs of the Institute of Science and Technology (Manila) 1: 1- 327