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Aenictus koloi
| Aenictus koloi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Aenictus |
| Species group: | koloi |
| Species: | A. koloi |
| Binomial name | |
| Aenictus koloi Gomez, 2022 | |
Identification
Aenictus koloi resembles Aenictus xegi in its overall aspect but it’s clearly smaller (HW<0.60 vs. HW>0.68), has less developed reticulation (sometimes becoming alutaceus over the head and femora), and the subpetiolar process is small, its size slightly larger than prora.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 6° to 5.8°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: Gomez, 2022
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Ghana, Ivory Coast (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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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- koloi. Aenictus koloi Gómez, 2022: 36, figs. 1B, 20A-E, 21 (w.) IVORY COAST.
Type Material
- Holotype worker, IVORY COAST: • Montagnes District, Taï Research Centre (Taï N. P.) 200m, 5.83293, -7.34251 10/11/2019. Hand collected (Gómez, K., Kouakou, L.). Primary Forest (1w), Foraging ground [KGCOL00551] The Natural History Museum.
- Paratype workers, • same data (3w) [KGCOL00552] CASC, (2w) [KGCOL00553] MHNG, (2w) [KGCOL00554] AFRC, (2w) [KGCOL00555] SAMC, (2w) [KGCOL00556] MNHN, (2w) [KGCOL00557] FHGC, (2w) [KGCOL00558] MNHB, (2w) [KGCOL00559] KGPC, (3w) [KGCOL00571] YKPC, (2w) [KGCOL02108] RBINS, (2w) [KGCOL02109] RWAC, (+20w eth) [KG04028] KGPC.