Aenictus humeralis viridans

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

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Benin (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 males. Table of castes known for all Afrotropical Aenictus species.

Nomenclature

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

• viridans. Aenictus humeralis var. viridans Santschi, 1915c: 248 (m.) BENIN.
  • Type-material: 6 syntype males.
  • [Note: Baroni Urbani, 1977e: 67, cites 3m syntypes NHMB.]
  • Type-locality: Benin (“Haut-Dahomey”): Kouandé (Desanti).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • [Misspelled as viridana by Baroni Urbani, 1977e: 67.]
  • Subspecies of humeralis: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 753; Bolton, 1995b: 61.
  • Distribution: Benin.

References

• Santschi, F. 1915c. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 244-282 (page 248, male described)