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Aenictus nyuyi
| Aenictus nyuyi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Aenictus |
| Species group: | rotundatus |
| Species complex: | rotundatus |
| Species: | A. nyuyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Aenictus nyuyi Gomez, 2022 | |
Identification
Exceptionally long scapes (SIL>80, against SIL<75 for the rest of species in the group) makes this species easily recognizable. Also, the lack of developed subpetiolar process separates it from the rest of species in the rotundatus complex except for Aenictus weissi, but these two are differentiable due to the absence of propodeal ridge against a well-developed one in A. weissi.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 12° to 12°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: Gomez, 2022
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Senegal (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.
- nyuyi. Aenictus nyuyi Gómez, 2022: 71, figs. 54A-D, 55 (w.) SENEGAL.
Type Material
- Holotype worker, SENEGAL: • Kedougou, Afia Forest (Dindefelo) 395m, 12.36497, -12.3049 15/07/2017. Winkler (Diallo, A.). Gallery For. (1w) [KGCOL00560] The Natural History Museum.
- Paratype workers: • same series (1w) [KGCOL00561] BMNH; (1w) [KGCOL00562] CASC; (1w) [KGCOL00563] MHNG; (1w) [KGCOL00564] RBINS; (1w) [KGCOL00565] FHGC; (1w) [KGCOL00566] SAMC; (1w) [KGCOL00567] AFRC; (1w) [KGCOL00568] YKPC; (1w) [KGCOL00569] KGPC.