Aenictus mutatus

Aenictus mutatus
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 Specimen Labels

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.

Castes

Known only from the male caste.

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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.

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.