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Aenictus furculatus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Aenictus |
| Species: | A. furculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aenictus furculatus Santschi, 1919
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Senegal (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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| Specimen code casent0911425. . | |
      
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| Syntype of Aenictus furculatus andrieui. Male (alate). Specimen code casent0911426. 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.
- furculatus. Aenictus forculatus Santschi, 1919b: 233 (m.) SENEGAL.
- [Justified emendation of spelling to furculatus: Santschi, 1919h: 91 (footnote).]
- Type-material: holotype male (head missing).
- Type-locality: Senegal: Saint Louis (E. Le Moult).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- [Also described as new by Santschi, 1920d: 372.]
- Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 59.
- Distribution: Senegal.
- Current subspecies: nominal plus andrieui.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1919b. Fourmis nouvelles éthiopiennes. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 6: 229-240 (page 233, male described)
- Santschi, F. 1919h. Nouvelles fourmis du Congo Belge du Musée du Congo Belge, à Tervueren. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 7: 79-91 (page 91, justified emendation of spelling)
- Santschi, F. 1920d [1919]. Formicides africains et américains nouveaux. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 88: 361-390 (page 372, also described as new)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Borowiec M. L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280.
- Santschi F. 1919. Fourmis nouvelles éthiopiennes. Revue Zoologique Africaine (Brussels). 6: 229-240.