Aenictus crucifer tuberculatus

Aenictus crucifer tuberculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Aenictus
Species:	A. crucifer
Subspecies:	A. crucifer tuberculatus
Trinomial name
Aenictus crucifer tuberculatus Arnold, 1915

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -20.16667° to -20.16667°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Zimbabwe (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.

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.

Castes

Known only from the male caste.

Nomenclature

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

• tuberculatus. Aenictus tuberculatus Arnold, 1915: 142 (m.) ZIMBABWE.
  • Type-material: holotype male.
  • Type-locality: Zimbabwe: Bulawayo (G. Arnold).
  • Type-depository: SAMC.
  • Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 755.
  • Subspecies of crucifer: Santschi, 1924b: 204; Bolton, 1995b: 60.
  • Distribution: Zimbabwe.

References

• Arnold, G. 1915. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part I. Ponerinae, Dorylinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 1-159 (page 142, male described)
• Santschi, F. 1924b. Descriptions de nouveaux Formicides africains et notes diverses. II. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 12: 195-224 (page 204, subspecies of crucifer)