Aenictus arabicus (lat.) - a species of nomad ants of the genus Aenictus . Endemic to southern Saudi Arabia .
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| Aenictus arabicus Sharaf & Aldawood, 2012 |
Description
The length of the workers is about 3 mm. It differs from related species ( Aenictus rhodiensis from Greece) in the following features: smaller sizes; head proportions, head index (= ratio of head width / length) small; occipital angles laterally rounded; tendril scapus short and does not reach the occipital margin of the head by two-thirds of its length; 2–8 segments of antennal flagellum approximately 2 times as long as wide; subpetiolar outgrowth is developed; abdomen and clypeus yellow; prongs sting reddish-brown. Antennae 10-segmented. The head is smooth and shiny. Clypeus along front margin with several denticles. On the mandibles about 10 teeth. The main color is tan. The stalk between the breast and the abdomen in workers consists of two segments, and in females and males - of one ( petiol ). The workers have no eyes. The promenodal furrow is not developed, pronotum and mesonotum merged. The specific name is given at the place of detection (Arabia) [1] [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Weeyawat Jaitrong, Jiraporn Ruangsittichai. Two new species of the Aenictus wroughtonii species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Dorylinae) from Thailand (Eng.) // ZooKeys: Journal. - Sofia: Pensoft Publishers, 2018 .-- Vol. 775. - P. 103-115. - ISSN 1313-2970 .
- ↑ Sharaf MR, Aldawood SA, El-Hawagry MS First record of the ant subfamily Aenictinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species (Eng.) // ZooKeys: Journal. - Sofia: Pensoft Publishers, 2012 .-- Vol. 228. - P. 39–49. - ISSN 1313-2970 .