| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1980 |
| Authors: | W. I. L. L. I. A. M. H. GOTWALD, .M.LEROUX J. |
| Journal: | PROC.ENTOMOL.SOC.WASH. |
| Volume: | 82 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Pagination: | 599-608 |
| Date Published: | 24/10/1980 |
| Abstract: | Aenictus batesi Forel and A.budentatus Donisthorpe are junior synonyms of A decolor (Mayr), new synonymy.The worker caste of A. decolor is redescribed and the queen is charascterized for the first time. This queen us only the third sub-Saharan Aenistus queen to be described. The taxonomy and distribution of A. decolor are discussed. |