Aenictus togoensis

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Aenictus togoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Aenictus
Species: A. togoensis
Binomial name
Aenictus togoensis
Santschi, 1915

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Specimen Labels

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Ivory Coast, Togo (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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Biology

Castes

Known only from males.

Images from AntWeb

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Specimen code casent0911442. .

Nomenclature

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

  • togoensis. Aenictus togoensis Santschi, 1915c: 248 (m.) TOGO.
    • Type-material: holotype male.
    • Type-locality: Togo: (no further data).
    • Type-depository: MNHU.
    • Status as species: Santschi, 1920d: 375; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 754; Bolton, 1995b: 60.
    • Distribution: Ivory Coast, Togo.

Description

References

  • Santschi, F. 1915c. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 244-282 (page 248, male described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Borowiec M. L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280.
  • Santschi F. 1915. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 84: 244-282.