Aenictus hilli

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Aenictus hilli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Aenictus
Species: A. hilli
Binomial name
Aenictus hilli
Clark, 1928

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A. hilli was described by Clark (1928) from a single male collected at Malanda, Queensland. Shattuck (2008) found that there are numerous males in ANIC which are morphologically similar to the type of A. hilli. Unfortunately none are associated with workers. In addition, the remaining described Australian species are all worker-based and without associated males. This makes it impossible to positively associate A. hilli with any of these other species. Distribution patterns give little clue as to the association either as Aenictus aratus, A. nesiotis, A. prolixus and A. turneri all occur in the general area of the type locality of A. hilli. Thus there is currently insufficient information to associate A. hilli, or any of these other males, with any of the worker-based species. As a result A. hilli was treated as a valid species by Shattuck (2008) and these additional males tentatively associated with it until such time that worker-associated males or fresh material suitable for molecular analysis can be secured.

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -10.8° to -23.68333054°.

   
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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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Castes

Known only from males.

Nomenclature

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

  • hilli. Aenictus hilli Clark, 1928a: 38, pl. 1, figs. 32-36 (m.) AUSTRALIA (Queensland).
    • Type-material: holotype male.
    • Type-locality: Australia: Queensland, Malanda (G.F. Hill).
    • Type-depository: ANIC.
    • Status as species: Wilson, 1964a: 482; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 53; Taylor, 1987a: 6; Bolton, 1995b: 59; Shattuck, 2008c: 8.
    • Distribution: Australia.

Type Material

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