Aenictus ugaduwensis
Aenictus ugaduwensis | |
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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. ugaduwensis |
Binomial name | |
Aenictus ugaduwensis Gomez, 2022 |
Identification
Extrapolating information from only four workers is quite daring, especially in this group with a certain degree of polymorphism, but separation from the other species in the complex is feasible. The erect setae separates it from Aenictus jacki and Aenictus congolensis, the lack of propodeal ridge from Aenictus weissi and the much shorter scapes from Aenictus nyuyi.
The following table shows characters useful for separating A. guineensis, A. rotundatus and A. ugaduwensis.
HW~0.7 | CI | SIL | WL/PRW (n=3) |
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A. guineensis | 86–90 | 72–74 | 283–295 |
A. rotundatus | 85–92 | 66–69 | 273–283 |
A. ugaduwensis | 96–100 | 63–66 | 237–246 |
Aenictus ugaduwensis resembles Aenictus rotundatus or Aenictus guineensis in its general aspect, but the head is clearly quadrate, the scapes are much shorter for the same size range (HW~0.7) and mesosoma is also stouter with lower values for WL/PRW.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 13° to 12°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: Gomez, 2022
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Burkina Faso (type locality), Senegal.
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. |
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- ugaduwensis. Aenictus ugaduwensis Gómez, 2022: 76, figs. 59A-D, 60 (w.) BURKINA FASO.
Type Material
- Holotype worker: • Burkina Faso, Ougadougou 06/09/1970 (Room, P.) (1w) [NHMUK012849272] The Natural History Museum.
- Paratype workers: • same series, (2 pins, 1w each) [NHMUK012849270, NHMUK012849271] The Natural History Museum.