Aenictus luteus moestus

Aenictus luteus moestus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Aenictus
Species:	A. luteus
Subspecies:	A. luteus moestus
Trinomial name
Aenictus luteus moestus Santschi, 1930

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 12.35722° to 12.35722°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Sudan (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.

• moestus. Aenictus luteus var. moestus Santschi, 1930a: 56, figs. 18, 19 (m.) MALI.
  • Type-material: holotype male.
  • Type-locality: Mali (“Soudan français”): Koulouba (J. Andrieu).
  • Type-depository: NHMB.
  • Subspecies of luteus: Bolton, 1995b: 60.

References

• Santschi, F. 1930a. Description de Formicides éthiopiens nouveaux ou peu connus. V. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 70: 49-77 (page 56, figs. 18, 19 male described)