The Ants of Africa
Genus Aenictus
Aenictus alluaudi Santschi

Aenictus alluaudi Santschi

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Kenya (Aenictus Bottegoi Em. v. Allaudi n. var., Santschi, 1910g: 10, male, illustrated; raised to species Santschi, 1924b: 203) Kisumu, ix.1904, Ch Alluaud - see below
subspecies falcifer from Zaïre (Aenictus alluaudi Sants. var. falcifer n. var., Santschi, 1924b: 203, illustrated; see Bolton, 1995) Beni , Dr Murtula; male only known - see  http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=rmcaent000017718 .


Aenictus alluaudi maleSantschi's (1910g) description is at {original description}. Santschi (1924b) gave a brief description and illustration of the male genitalia (of falcifer), this is at {original description}.

Comparison of the type images (shown below and listed above) show no obvious differences between the type form and falcifer.


Aenictus alluaudiThe photomontage of the type male collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0911415.


Aenictus alluaudiThe photomontage is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0281965. The page is titled Aenictus bottegoi (accessed 9.x.2012) but this specimen is listed by Santschi (1924b).

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