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Aenictus mutatus
| Aenictus mutatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Aenictus |
| Species: | A. mutatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aenictus mutatus Santschi, 1913
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 6.63333° to 6.63333°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Benin, Ivory Coast (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. |
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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
Known only from males. Table of castes known for all Afrotropical Aenictus species.
Images from AntWeb
 
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| Syntype of Aenictus moebii pudicus. Male (alate). Specimen code casent0901481. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by OUM, Oxford, UK. |
      
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| Syntype of Aenictus mutatus. Male (alate). Specimen code casent0911435. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
      
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| Syntype of Aenictus moebii pudicus. Male (alate). Specimen code casent0911436. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- mutatus. Aenictus moebii st. mutatus Santschi, 1913c: 304, fig. 2 (m.) IVORY COAST.
- Type-material: holotype male.
- Type-locality: Ivory Coast: (no further data).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Subspecies of moebii: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 754.
- Status as species: Santschi, 1920d: 370; Santschi, 1924b: 204; Bolton, 1995b: 60.
- Distribution: Benin, Ivory Coast.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1913c. Glanures de fourmis africaines. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 57: 302-314 (page 304, fig. 2 male described)
- Santschi, F. 1920d [1919]. Formicides africains et américains nouveaux. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 88: 361-390 (page 370, raised to species)
- Taylor, B., Agoinon, N., Sinzogan, A., Adandonon, A., Kouaguou, Y. N., Bello, S., Wargui, R., Anato, F., Ouagoussounon, I., Houngbo, H., Tchibozo, S., Todjihounde, R., Vayssieres, J.F. 2018. Records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Republic of Benin, with particular reference to the mango farm ecosystem. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 8(1): 6-29 (doi:10.12976/jib/2018.08.1.2).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Santschi F. 1913. Glanures de fourmis africaines. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 57: 302-314.
- Santschi F. 1924. Descriptions de nouveaux Formicides africains et notes diverses. II. Revue Zoologique Africaine (Brussels) 12: 195-224.