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Aenictus shilintongae
| Aenictus shilintongae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Aenictus |
| Species group: | laeviceps |
| Species: | A. shilintongae |
| Binomial name | |
| Aenictus shilintongae Jaitrong & Schultz, 2016
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This rare species is only known from a few specimens from southeastern China.
Identification
A member of the laeviceps group.
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China (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
Known only from the worker caste.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- shilintongae. Aenictus shilintongae Jaitrong & Schultz, 2016: 69, fig. 1 (w.) CHINA (Zhejiang).
- Type-material: holotype worker, 4 paratype workers.
- Type-locality: holotype China: Mokanshan, 1954 (W.M. Mann); paratypes with same data.
- Type-depository: USNM.
- Distribution: China.