| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1964 |
| Authors: | E. O. Wilson |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pagination: | 427 - 438 |
| Date Published: | 1964 |
| Keywords: | Dorylinae, Dorylus, Formicidae, Indo-Australian |
| Abstract: | All of the known Indo-Australian species of Dorylinae, 4 in Doryus and 34 in Aenictus, are included in this revision. Eight of the Aenictus species are described as new: artipus, chapmani, dory/oides, exists, huonicus, nganduensis, philiporum and schneirlai. Phylogenetic and numerical analyses resulted in the discarding of two extant subgenera of Aenictus (Typhlatta and Paraenictus) and the loose clustering of the species into 5 informal "groups" within the unified genus Aenictus. A consistency 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. |
| Short Title: | Pacific Insects |