Aenictus mvuvii

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Aenictus mvuvii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dorylinae
Genus: Aenictus
Species group: eugenii
Species: A. mvuvii
Binomial name
Aenictus mvuvii
Gomez, 2022

Identification

The combination of mandibular shape and reclinated pilosity make this species unmistakable. Other useful characters to differentiate it from Aenictus eugenii are its small size, smaller than A. eugenii minima (0.44<HW<0.59 vs. 0.59<HW<0.89, 0.72<WL<0.91 vs. 1.02<WL<1.40) and relatively shorter antennae (52<SIL<63 vs. A. eugenii: 69<SIL<83).

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 7° to -2°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate
  • Source: Gomez, 2022

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Central African Republic, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Uganda (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.

  • mvuvii. Aenictus mvuvii Gómez, 2022: 33, figs. 1D, 18A-E, 19 (w.) UGANDA.

Type Material

  • Holotype worker, UGANDA: • Bundibugyo, Semuliki National Park 680 m, 0.84483, 30.15052 02/08/2012 (B.L. Fisher et al.). rainforest (1w), ex soil at base of tree [CASENT0350555] California Academy of Sciences.
  • Paratype workers: • same series (2 pins, 1w each) [CASENT0350556, CASENT0350557].

Description

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