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Aenictus fuscovarius laetior
| Aenictus fuscovarius laetior | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Aenictus |
| Species: | A. fuscovarius |
| Subspecies: | A. fuscovarius laetior |
| Trinomial name | |
| Aenictus fuscovarius laetior Forel, 1910 | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Eritrea, Ethiopia (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. |
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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. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- laetior. Aenictus fuscovarius var. laetior Forel, 1910c: 249 (m.) ERITREA.
- Type-material: holotype male.
- Type-locality: Eritrea: Ghinda, iii.1906 (K. Escherich).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- Subspecies of fuscovarius: Bolton, 1995b: 60; Madl, 2019: 13.
- Distribution: Eritrea.
Description
References
- Forel, A. 1910c. Ameisen aus der Kolonie Erythräa. Gesammelt von Prof. Dr. K. Escherich (nebst einigen in West-Abessinien von Herrn A. Ilg gesammelten Ameisen). Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 29: 243-274 (page 249, male described)