Aenictus aratus asiatica

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Aenictus aratus asiatica
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Aenictus aitkenii)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Aenictus
Species: Aenictus aratus asiatica
Forel, 1911

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Aenictus aitkenii.

Nomenclature

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

  • asiatica. Aenictus aratus var. asiatica Forel, 1911h: 453 (w.) SRI LANKA. Junior synonym of aratus: Wilson, 1964a: 446; of aitkenii: Shattuck, 2008c: 16.

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