Aenictus hilli Clark

Shattuck, S. O., 2008, Review of the ant genus Aenictus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Australia with notes on A. ceylonicus (Mayr)., Zootaxa 1926, pp. 1-19 : 8-11

publication ID	22170
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6234911
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scientific name	Aenictus hilli Clark
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Aenictus hilli Clark View in CoL HNS

Aenictus hilli Clark HNS , 1928: 38.

Types. Holotype male from Malanda , Queensland ( ANIC, examined) .

Comments. A. hilli HNS was described by Clark (1928) from a single male collected at Malanda, Queensland. There are numerous males in ANIC which are morphologically similar to the type of A. hilli HNS . Unfortunately none are associated with workers. In addition, the remaining described Australian species are all worker-based and without associated males. This makes it impossible to positively associate A. hilli HNS with any of these other species. Distribution patterns give little clue as to the association either as Aenictus aratus HNS , A. nesiotis, HNS A. prolixus HNS and A. turneri HNS all occur in the general area of the type locality of A. hilli HNS . Thus there is currently insufficient information to associate A. hilli HNS , or any of these other males, with any of the worker-based species. As a result A. hilli HNS is here treated as a valid species and these additional males tentatively associated with it until such time that worker-associated males or fresh material suitable for molecular analysis can be secured.

Material examined (all unassociated males). Australia: Northern Territory: 34 mi. NW of Dorisvale HS (Mendum,M.) ( ANIC) ; 39 km E of Alice Springs (Cardale,J.C.) ( ANIC) ; 4 mi. W of Coolibah H.S. (Mendum,M.) ( ANIC) ; 48 mi. SW of Daly River (Mendum,M.) ( ANIC) ; 5mi. ENE Victoria River Downs (Kelsey,L.P.) ( ANIC) ; Daly River Mission (Hutchinson,J.F.) ( ANIC) ; Katherine (Kelsey,L.P.) ( ANIC) ; Todd River , 9 km N by E of Alice Springs (Cardale,J.C.) ( ANIC) ; Queensland: Bamaga (Sedlacek,J.) ( ANIC) ; Lockerbie , Cape York (Sedlacek,J.) ( ANIC) ; Malanda (Hill,G.F.) ( ANIC) ; West Claudie River , Iron Range (Monteith,G.B. & Cook,D.) ( ANIC) ; Western Australia: Carson Escarpment (Common,I.F.B. & Upton,M.S.) ( ANIC); Drysdale River (Common,I.F.B. & Upton,M.S.) ( ANIC) .