Aenictus artipus

Nothing is known about the biology of .

Identification
A member of the wroughtonii group.

Key to Aenictus species groups

Distribution
Thailand and Vietnam.

This taxon was described from Thailand.

Nomenclature

 *  artipus. Aenictus artipus Wilson, 1964a: 449, fig. 60 (w.) THAILAND. See also: Jaitrong, et al. 2010: 36.

Worker
Holotype: HW 0.46mm, HL 0.55 mm, SL 0.63 mm, Sl 137. Closely resembling the syntypes of wroughtoni Forel (q. v.), but differing in the strikingly longer scapes. Also, the diameter of the propodeal spiracle is greater (about 0.06 mm maximum diameter); pedicel somewhat more elongate; pilosity somewhat sparser, especially on mesosoma; and certain areas of mesosoma weakly microreticulate (albeit still feebly shining), namely the dorsal 1/4 of mesopleuron, a narrow strip embracing propodeal-mesopleural junction and posterior 1/2 of the sides of propodeum.

Paratypes: 8 workers, evidently from the same colony as the holotype. HW 0.45-0.47 mm. Two workers chosen at random have the following measurements : HW 0.46 mm, HL 0.57 mm, SL 0.65 mm, Sl 141; HW 0.45 mm, HL 0.58 mm, SL 0.64 mm, Sl 142.

Type Material
Type locality: Chiengmai, Thailand.