Aenictus arabicus

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 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

• 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

• 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.