Species Aenictus aratus Forel, 1900
- Aenictus aratus Forel, A. 1900. Ponerinae et Dorylinae d'Australie récoltées par MM. Turner, Froggatt, Nugent, Chase, Rothney, J.J. Walker, etc. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 44: 54-77 [74].
Type data:
Lectotype MHNG no register number given W, Mackay, Queensland.
Syntype(s) MHNG W, 1 (designated lectotype), Mackay, QLD; ANIC W, Mackay, QLD.Subsequent designation references:
Shattuck, S.O. 2008. Review of the ant genus Aenictus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Australia with notes on A. ceylonicus (Mayr). Zootaxa 1926: 1-19 [4, 7]. - Aenictus pachycerus impressus Karavaiev, V. 1927. Murashky z Indo-Avstraliys'koho krayu. Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und Anthropologische-Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden 7: 3-52 [7] [objective synonym].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC worker, Mackay, Queensland.Subsequent designation references:
Shattuck, S.O. 2008. Review of the ant genus Aenictus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Australia with notes on A. ceylonicus (Mayr). Zootaxa 1926: 1-19 [4, 7].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Shattuck, S.O. 2008. Review of the ant genus Aenictus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Australia with notes on A. ceylonicus (Mayr). Zootaxa 1926: 1-19 [4] (Aenictus pachycerus impressus Karavaiev, 1927 in essence an objective synonym, lectotype designation applies to both names, see Shattuck (2008) for further information.)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Aenictus aratus was previously known to occur from India eastward into Australia, while Shattuck (2008) restricted the range to Australia with extra-Australian specimens being referable to A. aitkenii, A. levior and likely additional as-yet unrecognised species .
IBRA
NT, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, noctidiurnal, nomadic, open forest, predator, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Nest in ground layer, army ant.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 05-Aug-2022 | FORMICIDAE Latreille, 1809 | 22-Feb-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jun-2021 | FORMICIDAE | 25-Jan-2017 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Aug-2012 | 25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 25-May-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 11-May-2010 | MODIFIED |