Aenictus fuchuanensis\according to Staab 2015
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Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Formicidae
Genus: Aenictus
Name
Aenictus fuchuanensis Zhou – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
Non-type material examined
Seven workers from CHINA, Jiangxi Province, near the village Xingangshan, ca. 15 km SE of Wuyuan, 29°5'21"N / 117°55'43"E, 136 m asl, 29.V.2013, hand collection on ground in an early successional tree plantation, leg. Michael Staab, label “MS1422” (1 each in CASC: CASENT0914926, IZAS, and ZMBH).
Distribution
Guangxi, Hong Kong, Jiangxi (Fig. 6B); Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam.
Remarks
Aenictus fuchuanesis has been described and illustrated in detail by Jaitrong and Yamane (2013[1], therein fig. 8A–C), who extended the original description from Zhou (2001[2], therein figs 74–75). The seven examined specimens from the North-East of Jiangxi province agree in all aspects with the descriptions of Zhou (2001)[2] and Jaitrong and Yamane (2013)[1]. This is so far the northernmost record of Aenictus fuchuanensis. Notably, the species was collected in an experimental tree plantation (see Bruelheide et al. 2014[3]) that was planted four years prior and at the time of collection still had an open character with a maximum tree height of 3 m and abundant patches of bare soil. Hence, Aenictus fuchuanensis may be able to inhabit more open landscapes and not be restricted to forests, which may explain the relatively wide distribution of the species, which occurs from south Thailand to south-east China.
Taxon Treatment
- Staab, M; 2015: Aenictus hoelldobleri sp. n., a new species of the Aenictus ceylonicus group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from China, with a key to the Chinese members of the group ZooKeys, (516): 137-155. doi
Images
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![Figure 2. Head of Chinese Aenictus ceylonicus group species in full face view. A Aenictus yangi B Aenictus formosensis (CASENT0914926) C Aenictus fuchuanensis (CASENT0914926) D Aenictus maneerati. Scale bars – 0.2 mm. Image A is from Liu et al. (2015b)[4], B and C are from http://www.antweb.org (photographer: Michele Esposito), and D is from Jaitrong and Yamane (2013)[1].](/wiki/File:Zookeys-516-e5891-g002.jpg)
![Figure 4. Mesosoma and waist segments of Chinese Aenictus ceylonicus group species in profile. A Aenictus thailandianus B Aenictus lifuiae C Aenictus hoelldobleri sp. n. (CASENT0914932) D Aenictus wudangshanensis (CASENT0914927) E Aenictus formosensis F Aenictus fuchuanensis G Aenictus maneerati. Scale bars – 0.5 mm. Images C and D are from http://www.antweb.org (photographer: Michele Esposito). All other images are from Jaitrong and Yamane (2013)[1].](/wiki/File:Zookeys-516-e5891-g004.jpg)
Other References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jaitrong W, Yamane S (2013) The Aenictus ceylonicus species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Aenictinae) from Southeast Asia. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 31: 165–233. doi: 10.3897/jhr.31.4274
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Zhou S (2001) Ants of Guangxi. Guangxi Normal University Press, Guilin, 255 pp. [in Chinese]
- ↑ Bruelheide H, Nadrowski K, Assmann T, Bauhus J, Both S, Buscot F, Chen X, Ding B, Durka W, Erfmeier A, Gutknecht J, Guo D, Guo L, Härdtle W, He J, Klein A, Kühn P, Liang Y, Liu X, Michalski S, Niklaus P, Pei K, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Scholten T, Schuldt A, Seidler G, Trogisch S, von Oheimb G, Welk E, Wirth C, Wubet T, Yang X, Yu M, Zhang S, Zhou H, Fischer M, Ma K, Schmid B (2014) Designing forest biodiversity experiments: general considerations illustrated by a new large experiment in subtropical China. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 5: 74–89. doi: 10.1111/2041-210x.12126
- ↑ Liu C, Hita Garcia F, Peng Y, Economo E (2015b) Aenictus yangi sp. n. – a new species of the A. ceylonicus species group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae) from Yunnan, China. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 42: 33–45. doi: 10.3897/JHR.42.8859
