Aenictus brevicornis (Mayr 1879)

Typhlatta brevicornis Mayr, 1879 PDF: 669 (w.) INDIA (West Bengal). Indomalaya. Primary type information: Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of Wilson, 1964a PDF: 451). Type-locality: India: Calcutta (Rothney). Type-depository: NHMW. Secondary type information: Paratype-material: 1 paralectotype worker. Paratype-locality: same as for lectotype. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Lectotype designation: Wilson, 1964a PDF: 451.[Aenictus brevicornis Smith, 1873: ix. Nomen nudum (attributed to Mayr).].Imai et al., 1984 PDF: 8 (k.).Combination in Aenictus: Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 7.Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 7; Forel, 1901a PDF: 477; Rothney, 1903: 96; Bingham, 1903 PDF: 21; Forel, 1906b PDF: 91; Emery, 1910b PDF: 29; Menozzi, 1939a PDF: 326; Chapman & Capco, 1951 PDF: 11; Wilson, 1964a PDF: 451; Radchenko, 1993a PDF: 76; Bolton, 1995b: 59; Tiwari, 1999 PDF: 17; Mathew & Tiwari, 2000 PDF: 265; Bharti et al., 2012 PDF: 293 (in key); Bharti et al., 2016 PDF: 20.