Aenictus abeillei

AntWiki: The Ants --- Online
Aenictus abeillei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Aenictus
Species: A. abeillei
Binomial name
Aenictus abeillei
(André, 1886)

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Algeria (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

AntMapLegend.png

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

Check data from AntWeb

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.
pChart

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.
pChart

Biology

Castes

Only known from the queen caste.

Wheeler 1930. Figure 1. a). dorsal view of type; b). lateral view of body except posterior end; c). antenna; d). posterior end of abdomen, dorsal view; e). same in profile.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • abeillei. Alaopone abeillei André, 1886: 855 (w.) ALGERIA.
    • Type-material: holotype queen.
    • [Note: holotype is a queen, not a worker (Emery, 1901d: 43).]
    • Type-locality: Algeria: Oran, Daya (no collector’s name).
    • Type-depository: MNHN.
    • Combination in Dorylus: Dalla Torre, 1893: 9;
    • combination in Dorylus (Shuckardia): Emery, 1895j: 740;
    • combination in Aenictus: Emery, 1901d: 43.
    • Junior synonym of Dorylus atriceps Shuckard: Emery, 1891b: 2; Wheeler, W.M. 1911f: 172.
    • Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 9; Emery, 1895j: 740; Emery, 1901d: 43; Emery, 1904a: 111; Emery, 1910b: 31; Bolton, 1995b: 58.
    • Distribution: Algeria.

Description

References

  • André, E. 1886a. Appendice aux fourmis. Pp. 854-859 in: André, Edm. 1881-1886. Species des Hyménoptères d'Europe et d'Algérie. Tome Deuxième. Beaune: Edmond André, 919 + 48 pp. (page 855, queen described)
  • Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 58, catalogue)
  • Emery, C. 1891c. Exploration scientifique de la Tunisie. Zoologie. - Hyménoptères. Révision critique des fourmis de la Tunisie. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, iii + 21 pp. (page 2, provisional junior synonym of atriceps)
  • Emery, C. 1895l. Die Gattung Dorylus Fab. und die systematische Eintheilung der Formiciden. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 8: 685-778 (page 740, Combination in Dorylus (Shuckardia), revived from synonymy)
  • Emery, C. 1901d. Note sulle Doriline. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 33: 43-56 (page 43, Combination in Aenictus)
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1930j. Philippine ants of the genus Aenictus with descriptions of the females of two species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 38: 193-212.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Emery C. 1895. Le problème des Doryles (Hyménoptères). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 1895: lxxi-lxxiv.
  • Emery C. 1910. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Dorylinae. Genera Insectorum 102: 1-34.