Aenictus mutatus
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Aenictus mutatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
Genus: | Aenictus |
Species: | A. mutatus |
Binomial name | |
Aenictus mutatus Santschi, 1913 |
Contents
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 6.63333° to 6.63333°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Benin, Ivory Coast (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.
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.
Biology
Castes
Known only from the male caste.
- The following images are provided by AntWeb
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- mutatus. Aenictus moebii st. mutatus Santschi, 1913c: 304, fig. 2 (m.) IVORY COAST.
- Type-material: 6 syntype males.
- Type-locality: Ivory Coast: (no further data) (Delafosse).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Subspecies of moebii: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 754.
- Status as species: Santschi, 1920d: 370; Santschi, 1924b: 204; Bolton, 1995b: 60.
- Distribution: Benin, Ivory Coast.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1913c. Glanures de fourmis africaines. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 57: 302-314 (page 304, fig. 2 male described)
- Santschi, F. 1920d [1919]. Formicides africains et américains nouveaux. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 88: 361-390 (page 370, raised to species)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Santschi F. 1913. Glanures de fourmis africaines. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 57: 302-314.
- Santschi F. 1924. Descriptions de nouveaux Formicides africains et notes diverses. II. Revue Zoologique Africaine (Brussels) 12: 195-224.