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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
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -4.25277° to -4.25277°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Kenya (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 crucifer. Male (alate). Specimen code casent0911421. Photographer Z. Lieberman, 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.
- crucifer. Aenictus crucifer Santschi, 1914b: 68, fig 5 (m.) KENYA.
- Type-material: 3 syntype males.
- [Note: Baroni Urbani, 1977e: 67, cites 2m syntypes NHMB.]
- Type-locality: Kenya (“Afrique orientale anglaise”): Tiwi, st. no. 5, xi.1911 (Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 751; Santschi, 1924b: 204; Bolton, 1995b: 59; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 201.
- Distribution: 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)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Baroni Urbani C. 1977. Katalog der Typen von Formicidae (Hymenoptera) der Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums Basel (2. Teil). Mitt. Entomol. Ges. Basel (n.s.) 27: 61-102.