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Aenictus ceylonicus (Mayr, 1866)
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Aenictus ceylonicus, head
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Aenictus ceylonicus, head

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Aenictus ceylonicus, side
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Overview
This ant was collected in a transect study on the boundary of Mt. Isarog Natural Park.

Names
Scientific source:

Geographic distribution
In the Philippines, Mt. Isarog Natural Park, Camarines Sur, Luzon Island.

Natural history
They form raiding columns and travel through or on the leaf litter.

How to encounter
Watch for raiding columns on the ground or bivouacs in tree hollows or any protected cavity. Hand-sift leaf litter.

References
Wilson, E.O. 1964. The true army ants of the Indo-Australian area. Pacific Insects 6:427-483.

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