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Aenictus rotundatus merwei
| Aenictus rotundatus merwei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Aenictus rotundatus) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Aenictus |
| Species: | Aenictus rotundatus merwei Santschi, 1932 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Aenictus rotundatus.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- merwei. Aenictus rotundatus var. merwei Santschi, 1932a: 382 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
- Type-material: 6 syntype workers.
- Type-locality: South Africa: Cape Prov., Montagu, i.1920 (v.d. Merwe).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Subspecies of rotundatus: Weber, 1943c: 293; Bolton, 1995b: 60.
- Junior synonym of rotundatus: Gomez, 2022: 73.
- Distribution: South Africa.
References
- Gomez, K. 2022. A revision of the Afrotropical species of the Dorylinae ant genus Aenictus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) based on the worker caste. Belgian Journal of Entomology 124: 1–86 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.5898821).
- Santschi, F. 1932b. Formicides sud-africains. Pp. 381-392 in: Jeannel, R. (ed.) Société Entomologique de France. Livre du centenaire. Paris: Société Entomologique de France, xii + 729 pp. (page 382, worker described)