Aenictus idoneus

Aenictus idoneus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Aenictus
Species:	A. idoneus
Binomial name
Aenictus idoneus Menozzi, 1928

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (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.

Nomenclature

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

• idoneus. Aenictus idoneus Menozzi, 1928b: 1, figs. 1, 2 (m.) INDONESIA (Sumatra).
  • Type-material: holotype male.
  • Type-locality: Indonesia: Sumatra, Medan (L. Fulmek).
  • Type-depository: IEUB.
  • Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 15; Wilson, 1964a: 482; Bolton, 1995b: 59.
  • Distribution: Indonesia (Sumatra).

References

• Menozzi, C. 1928b. Tre nuove formiche della Sumatra orientale. Misc. Zool. Sumatr. 30: 1-5 (page 1, figs. 1, 2 male described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Borowiec M. L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280.
• Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
• Menozzi C. 1928. Tre nuove formiche della Sumatra orientale. Miscellanea Zoologica Sumatrana 30: 1-5.