Aenictus arabicus

Taxonavigation

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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
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Hymenopterida
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Subordo: Apocrita
Superfamilia: Formicoidea

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

Name

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  • Aenictus arabicus Sharaf, Aldawood & El-Hawagry, 2012: figs. 1 –12
Holotype: KSMA, worker.
Type locality: Saudi Arabia, Al Baha-Mukhwah Aqaba RD,19.IV.2012, 20.00000°N,41.43758°E, 1300 m, 19.IV.2012 (M. R. Sharaf leg.).
Etymology: This species is named after the type locality.

Primary references

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  • Sharaf, M.R.; Aldawood, A.S.; El-Hawagry, M.S. 2012: First record of the ant subfamily Aenictinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species. ZooKeys 228: 39-49. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.228.3559 Reference page