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Aenictus hilli
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Aenictus |
| Species: | A. hilli |
| Binomial name | |
| Aenictus hilli Clark, 1928
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A. hilli was described by Clark (1928) from a single male collected at Malanda, Queensland. Shattuck (2008) found that there are numerous males in ANIC which are morphologically similar to the type of A. hilli. Unfortunately none are associated with workers. In addition, the remaining described Australian species are all worker-based and without associated males. This makes it impossible to positively associate A. hilli with any of these other species. Distribution patterns give little clue as to the association either as Aenictus aratus, A. nesiotis, A. prolixus and A. turneri all occur in the general area of the type locality of A. hilli. Thus there is currently insufficient information to associate A. hilli, or any of these other males, with any of the worker-based species. As a result A. hilli was treated as a valid species by Shattuck (2008) and these additional males tentatively associated with it until such time that worker-associated males or fresh material suitable for molecular analysis can be secured.
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -10.8° to -23.68333054°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia (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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Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- hilli. Aenictus hilli Clark, 1928a: 38, pl. 1, figs. 32-36 (m.) AUSTRALIA (Queensland).
- Type-material: holotype male.
- Type-locality: Australia: Queensland, Malanda (G.F. Hill).
- Type-depository: ANIC.
- Status as species: Wilson, 1964a: 482; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 53; Taylor, 1987a: 6; Bolton, 1995b: 59; Shattuck, 2008c: 8.
- Distribution: Australia.
Type Material
- Holotype, male, Malanda, Queensland, Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.
References
- Clark, J. 1928a. Australian Formicidae. J. R. Soc. West. Aust. 14: 29-41 (page 38, pl. 1, figs. 32-36 male described)
- Heterick, B.E. 2021. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part I: Systematics. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 86, 1-245 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2021.001-245).
- Shattuck, S.O. (2008) Review of the ant genus Aenictus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Australia with notes on A. ceylonicus (Mayr). Zootaxa 1926, 1–19.