Aenictus ugaduwensis

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.

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.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Burkina Faso, Senegal.

Nomenclature

 * . 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].
 * Paratype workers: • same series, (2 pins, 1w each) [NHMUK012849270, NHMUK012849271].