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Aenictus vagans
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Aenictus |
| Species: | A. vagans |
| Binomial name | |
| Aenictus vagans Santschi, 1924
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Niger (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 males. Table of castes known for all Afrotropical Aenictus species.
Images from AntWeb
  
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| Syntype of Aenictus vagans. Male (alate). Specimen code casent0911443. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- vagans. Aenictus vagans Santschi, 1924b: 200, fig. 3 (m.) BENIN.
- Type-material: 2 syntype males.
- Type-locality: Benin: Bas Niger, Bruossa to Zaman, Mission Tilho, 1910 (R. Gaillard).
- Type-depositories: MNHN, NHMB.
- Status as species: Menozzi, 1933a: 94; Bolton, 1995b: 61.
- Distribution: Benin, Uganda.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1924b. Descriptions de nouveaux Formicides africains et notes diverses. II. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 12: 195-224 (page 200, fig. 3 male described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Baroni Urbani C. 1977. Katalog der Typen von Formicidae (Hymenoptera) der Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums Basel (2. Teil). Mitt. Entomol. Ges. Basel (n.s.) 27: 61-102.