Aenictus rhodiensis
From Aktaç et al. (2004) [1]
Aenictus rhodiensis was found by the authors of this paper in Southern Turkey [Adana Province, Taurus Mts. (Bolkar Dagi), 7 km east of Pozanti, 37°26’ N, 34°52’ E, 1240 m a.s.l. 29.vi.2001, coll. No. 01-0492 (NA), 64-01 (AR). The bivouac of this species was under big stone in old mixed pine and Cedrus sp. forest; in total several hundred workers were collected.
References
- , “On the taxonomy of the West Palaearctic Aenictinae ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).”, Annales Zoologici (Warsaw), vol. 54, pp. 361-364, 2004.
From Aktaç et al. (2004) [1]
Workers of A. rhodiensis and A. dlusskyi well differ from those of A. vaucheri by distinctly elongate postpetiole (seen from above), which is transverse in the latter species (PPI 2 > 1.10 versus < 0.90)
References
- , “On the taxonomy of the West Palaearctic Aenictinae ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).”, Annales Zoologici (Warsaw), vol. 54, pp. 361-364, 2004.