Aenictogiton
| Aenictogiton | |
|---|---|
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| Aenictogiton sp. male from Zambia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Aenictogiton Emery, 1901 |
| Type species | |
| Aenictogiton fossiceps | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 7 species | |
Aenictogiton is a genus of ants, comprising seven rarely collected species.[2] All of the species are known only from males from Central Africa, and show a morphological and phylogenetic affinity to the army ant genus Dorylus.[2] Nothing is known about the workers, queens,[2] or behavior of these ants. A few undescribed species are known to exist in a few collections.
Species
- Aenictogiton attenuatus - Santschi, 1919
- Aenictogiton bequaerti - Forel, 1913
- Aenictogiton elongatus - Santschi, 1919
- Aenictogiton emeryi - Forel, 1913
- Aenictogiton fossiceps - Emery, 1901 (type species)[3]
- Aenictogiton schoutedeni - Santschi, 1924
- Aenictogiton sulcatus - Santschi, 1919
References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2014). "Aenictogiton". AntCat. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Brady, Seán G.; Ted R. Schultz; Brian L. Fisher; Philip S. Ward (2006-11-01). "Evaluating alternative hypotheses for the early evolution and diversification of ants". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (National Academy of Sciences) 103 (48): 18172–18177. doi:10.1073/pnas.0605858103. PMC 1838725. PMID 17079492.
- ↑ "Genus: Aenictogiton". AntWeb. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
External links
Media related to Aenictogiton at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Aenictogiton at Wikispecies