Aenictus nganduensis

Nothing is known about the biology of .

Identification
A member of the ceylonicus group.

Key to Aenictus species groups

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea.

Castes
Known only from the worker caste.



Nomenclature

 * . Aenictus nganduensis Wilson, 1964a: 470, figs. 47, 48 (w.) NEW GUINEA (Papua New Guinea).
 * Type-material: holotype worker, 1 paratype worker.
 * Type-locality: holotype Papua New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Mongi-Mape Watershed, Nganduo, 1955, no. 738, midmountain rainforest (E.O. Wilson); paratype with same data.
 * Type-depository: MCZC.
 * Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 60.
 * Distribution: Papua New Guinea.

Worker
Holotype: HW 0.58 mm, HL 0.61 mm, SL 0.53 mm. Antenna 10-segmented. Mandibles narrow, 3-toothed; in closure a gap remains between their posterior border and the anterior clypeal border nearly as wide as the maximum mandibular width. Clypeus shallowly concave, unarmed. Parafrontal ridge absent. Occiput convex, lacking collar. Propodeal junction acutely angulate. Subpetiolar process large, consisting of an acutely angular, forward-directed flange. Pilosity moderately abundant; length of longest pronotal hairs about 0.20mm.

Head shining. Pronotum and mesonotum shining. Remainder of mesosoma microreticulate (reticular diameters about 0.01 mm) and opaque. Mesopleuron in addition bearing 3 coarse longitudinal rugae. Dorsum of postpetiole shining; remainder of pedicel microreticulate and opaque.

Paratype: HW 0.56 mm, HL 0.61 mm, SL 0.51 mm. Nearly identical to holotype.

Type Material
Type locality: Nguanduo, 1000 m, Mongi-Mape Watershed, Huon Peninsula, NE New Guinea, midmountain rain forest (Wilson, acc. No. 738).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Borowiec M. L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280.
 * CSIRO Collection
 * Janda M., G. D. Alpert, M. L. Borowiec, E. P. Economo, P. Klimes, E. Sarnat, and S. O. Shattuck. 2011. Cheklist of ants described and recorded from New Guinea and associated islands. Available on http://www.newguineants.org/. Accessed on 24th Feb. 2011.
 * Wilson E. O. 1964. The true army ants of the Indo-Australian area (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae). Pacific Insects 6: 427-483.