| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1964 |
| Authors: | E. O. Wilson |
| Journal: | Pacific Insects |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pagination: | 427-483 |
| Date Published: | 10/11/1964 |
| Abstract: | All of the known Indo-Australian species of Dorykunae, 4 in Dorylus and 34 in Aenictus, are included in this revision. Eight of the Aenictus species are described as new: artpus, chapmani, doryloides, exilis, huonicus, nganduensis, ohiliporum and schneirlai. Phylogenetic and numerical analyses resulted in the discarding of two extant subgenera of Aenictus (Typhlatta and Paaranictus) and the loose clustering of the species into 5 informa "groups" within the unified genus Aenictus. A consisterncy test for phylogenetic characters is discussed. The African and Indo-Australian doryline species are compared, and available information in the biology of the Indo-Australian species is summarized. |