New record of the ant genus Aenictus Shuckard, 1840 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae) from Thailand

Salinee Khachonpisitsak; Safina Lopwichan

Authors

Salinee Khachonpisitsak Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, Chon Buri, 20131 Thailand
Safina Lopwichan Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, Chon Buri, 20131 Thailand

Keywords:

army ant, Aenictus minutulus species group, Thailand, Southeast Asia

Abstract

Aenictus peguensis Emery, 1895 from the A. minutulus group is newly recorded for Thailand. All the specimens were collected with a single pitfall trap in a lowland secondary forest of Nong Tha Yu Arboretum, Chon Buri Province, Eastern Thailand. It is worth noting that this record represents a further range extension of A. peguensis to mainland Southeast Asia in addition to Myanmar and Vietnam. Morphological and bionomic information is also provided with illustrations based on the worker caste.

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