.jpg){kind=logo}
Aenictus inconspicuus
| Aenictus inconspicuus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Aenictus |
| Species: | A. inconspicuus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aenictus inconspicuus Westwood, 1845 | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: South Africa (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
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. |
|
Biology
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.
- inconspicuus. Aenictus inconspicuus Westwood, 1845: 85 (m.) SOUTH AFRICA.
- Type-material: holotype male.
- Type-locality: South Africa (“Africa Australi”): (no further data) (Drege) (“In Mus. W.W. Saunders”).
- Type-depository: unknown (perhaps OXUM).
- [Also described as new by Westwood, 1847a: 238.]
- Status as species: Smith, F. 1859b: 10; Roger, 1863b: 41; Mayr, 1863: 394; André, 1884b: 539; Dalla Torre, 1893: 8; Emery, 1895j: 747; Emery, 1910b: 31; Arnold, 1915: 141; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 753; Bolton, 1995b: 59.
- Distribution: South Africa.
Description
References
- Westwood, J. O. 1845. Description of a new species of the Hymenopterous genus Aenictus, belonging to the Dorylidae. J. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 1840- 1846: 85 (page 85, male described)
- Westwood, J. O. 1847a. Descriptions of a new Dorylideous insect from South Africa, belonging to the genus Aenictus. Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 4: 237-238 (page 238, 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.
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004