Aenictus furculatus

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Aenictus furculatus
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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Specimen Labels

Subspecies

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Senegal (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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 andrieuiMale (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.