Aenictus punctatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Formicoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Cladus: Metapterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Endopterygota Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Formicoidea

Familia: Formicidae
Subfamilia: Aenictinae
Genus: Aenictus
Species: Aenictus punctatus

Name

Aenictus punctatus Jaitrong & Yamane, 2012: 72, figs. 10, 12

Holotype: SKYC Eg99-BOR-078, worker, 13.II.1999, K. Eguchi leg.

Type locality: Brunei, Tasek Merimbun.

Etymology: The species epithet punctatus is a Latin word meaning punctate. This refers to the finely punctate head of this species, while the head is reticulate or smooth and shiny in the other species of the Aenictus philippinensis group.

References

Jaitrong, W. & Yamane, S. 2012: Review of the Southeast Asian species of the Aenictus javanus and Aenictus philippinensis species groups (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Aenictinae). ZooKeys 193: 49–78. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.193.2768 . Reference page.

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