Aenictus Genus

Aenictus is the only genus in the subfamily Aenictinae. These are Old World army ants. Nomadic colonies with blind workers forming raiding columns to attack other ants and termites. Africa, Asia, Australia; a few species in the Mediterranean.

maroccanus
  • Mandibles without teeth
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  • PE with a sharp ventrally dent directed backwards
  • Mandibles without teeth
  • Head with slightly concave occipital margin and distinctly pointed occipital corners
  • Head and thorax densely finely punctured, appearing matt and whole body is brown
  • Funiculus always: 11 articles
    • vaucheri
  • Mandibles 7 to 8 teeth
  • Form of anterior margin of the head
  • PE & PPE ventrally with round teeth directed forwards but no posteriorly spines
  • Numerous setae scattered the margin of head and dorsal of the mesosoma, less long on Pp
    Erectile from cuticle between : 64.5 and 129 µm
  • Morocco
    • rhodiensis
  • Mandibles with 5 teeth
  • PN with well developed ventral strip (posterior)
  • PE & PPE ventrally with round teeth directed forwards and 2 posteriorly spines directed backwards
  • Numerous medium setae dense on face, margin of head and dorsal Pronotum, erectile from cuticle between: 86 and 129 µm
  • Egypt
    • dlusskyi
  • Mandibles with 5 teeth
  • PN with less developed ventral strip
  • PE & PPE ventrally with sharp teeth directed forwards
  • PE & PPE dorsally and Coxa III posteriorly with spines directed backwards
  • Numerous long setae scattered on face, margin of head and dorsal Pronotum, erectile from cuticle between: 86 and 129 µm