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Aenictus punctiventris scutellaris
| Aenictus punctiventris scutellaris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Aenictus |
| Species: | A. punctiventris |
| Subspecies: | A. punctiventris scutellaris |
| Trinomial name | |
| Aenictus punctiventris scutellaris Forel, 1912 | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (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.
- scutellaris. Aenictus punctiventris var. scutellaris Forel, 1912n: 53 (m.) INDONESIA (Sumatra).
- Type-material: holotype (?) male.
- [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
- Type-locality: Indonesia: Sumatra, Indrapura (Tritschler).
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- Subspecies of punctiventris: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 16; Wilson, 1964a: 483; Bolton, 1995b: 60.
- Distribution: Indonesia (Sumatra).
Description
References
- Forel, A. 1912o. Einige neue und interessante Ameisenformen aus Sumatra etc. Zool. Jahrb. Suppl. 15("Erster Ba Band: 51-78 (page 53, male described)