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.
- 1 2 3 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
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