Aenictus crucifer tuberculatus
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| 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 | |
Contents
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Zimbabwe (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Biology
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.
Description
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)
