Aenictus raptor

Aenictus raptor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dorylinae
Genus:	Aenictus
Species:	A. raptor
Binomial name
Aenictus raptor Forel, 1913 Specimen Labels

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (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.

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.

Castes

Known only from males. Table of castes known for all Afrotropical Aenictus species.

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Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• raptor. Aenictus raptor Forel, 1913b: 314 (m.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
  • Type-material: holotype (?) male.
  • [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
  • Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): Katanga, Lubumbashi valley (Buttgenbach).
  • Type-depository: MHNG.
  • Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 754; Bolton, 1995b: 60.
  • Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.

References

• Forel, A. 1913b. Formicides du Congo Belge récoltés par MM. Bequaert, Luja, etc. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 2: 306-351 (page 314, male described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Borowiec M. L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280.