Aenictus crucifer
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Aenictus crucifer | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
Genus: | Aenictus |
Species: | A. crucifer |
Binomial name | |
Aenictus crucifer Santschi, 1914 | |
Subspecies | |
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Contents
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Kenya (type locality).
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Biology
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.
- crucifer. Aenictus crucifer Santschi, 1914b: 68, fig 5 (m.) KENYA. Current subspecies: nominal plus tuberculatus.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1914b. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale, 1911-1912. Résultats scientifiques. Insectes Hyménoptères. II. Formicidae. Paris: Libr. A. Schulz, pp. 41-148. (page 68, fig. 5 male described)