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Aenictus mariae natalensis
| Aenictus mariae natalensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Aenictus mariae) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Aenictus |
| Species: | Aenictus mariae natalensis Forel, 1901 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Aenictus mariae.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- natalensis. Aenictus mariae var. natalensis Forel, in Emery, 1901d: 49 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: South Africa: Natal (Haviland).
- Type-depositories: MHNG, NHMB.
- Subspecies of mariae: Emery, 1910b: 31; Santschi, 1914e: 14; Arnold, 1915: 141; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 753; Bolton, 1995b: 60.
- Junior synonym of mariae: Gomez, 2022: 54.
- Distribution: South Africa.
References
- Emery, C. 1901d. Note sulle Doriline. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 33: 43-56 (page 49, worker described)
- Gomez, K. 2022. A revision of the Afrotropical species of the Dorylinae ant genus Aenictus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) based on the worker caste. Belgian Journal of Entomology 124: 1–86 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.5898821).