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Aenictus inconspicuus
| Aenictus inconspicuus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Aenictus |
| Species: | A. inconspicuus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aenictus inconspicuus Westwood, 1845 | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: South Africa (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.
- inconspicuus. Aenictus inconspicuus Westwood, 1845: 85 (m.) SOUTH AFRICA (“Habitat in Africa Australi”).
- Type-material: holotype male.
- Type-locality: South Africa: “Africa Australi” (Drege).
- Type-depository: OXUM(?) (“in Mus. W.W. Saunders”).
- [Also described as new by Westwood, 1847a: 238.]
- Status as species: Smith, F. 1859b: 10; Roger, 1863b: 41; Mayr, 1863: 394; André, 1884b: 539; Dalla Torre, 1893: 8; Emery, 1895j: 747; Emery, 1910b: 31; Arnold, 1915: 141; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 753; Bolton, 1995b: 59.
- Distribution: South Africa.
Description
References
- Westwood, J. O. 1845. Description of a new species of the Hymenopterous genus Aenictus, belonging to the Dorylidae. J. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 1840- 1846: 85 (page 85, male described)
- Westwood, J. O. 1847a. Descriptions of a new Dorylideous insect from South Africa, belonging to the genus Aenictus. Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 4: 237-238 (page 238, also described as new)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Borowiec M. L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280.
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004