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Aenictus asperivalvus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Aenictus |
| Species: | A. asperivalvus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aenictus asperivalvus Santschi, 1919
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: 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. |
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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.. Table of castes known for all Afrotropical Aenictus species.
Images from AntWeb
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| Syntype of Aenictus asperivalvus. Male (alate). Specimen code casent0911416. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- asperivalvus. Aenictus asperivalvus Santschi, 1919b: 233 (m.) IVORY COAST.
- Type-material: 6 syntype males.
- [Note: Baroni Urbani, 1977e: 66, cites 3m syntypes NHMB.]
- Type-locality: Ivory Coast: Dimbroko (E. Le Moult).
- Type-depository: NHMB (perhaps also MNHN).
- Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 751; Bolton, 1995b: 58.
- Distribution: Ivory Coast.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1919b. Fourmis nouvelles éthiopiennes. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 6: 229-240 (page 233, 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.